The Type II gold dollar is a key coin in the 12 piece U.S. Gold Type set. In Mint State, it can be the most expensive coin in the set....
Since it's an album quality coin, does that really matter? My answer is no.
I don't think that the mint would ever issue a $20 gold commemorative coin if it were full size. The price would be too high to get very many...
The retail price is $15 to $18 for a VG (Boy have these coins gone up since I was kid!). I'm guessing $5?
I guess we have different tastes. I would say that coin has environmental damage on the right on both sides. I won't give it a straight grade, and...
Here is an interesting link between a mid-19th century political token and an early 20th century pinback button. Supporters of Martin Van Buren...
The only time I heard information about this was when the sales of the coins were not high enough to cover the mint's advertising costs. As I...
In defense of NGC, I am not so sure that that 1945-S nickel looked like that when it was slabbed 20+ years ago. I doubt that the graders would...
Here's one more for you, and if you paid big bucks for this, you are in trouble. It's an 1877 Indian Cent that was called "AU-55." Look at the...
Here are photos of the counterfeit that started this string. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
You will probably get an MS-64. They don't agonize over grading these because the value is not there. It doesn't have full steps, so to most...
I would much rather have my graded Proof sets in separate holders. It gives you a lot more options when it comes time to sell. The only possible...
As Jimmy Durante used to say, "I got a million of em!" Well, not quite, but here's another one. This is an example of technical grading run...
Here's another one. This 1852 gold dollar has an "L" scratched in above Ms. Liberty's head. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Once more I would have expected a...
Okay, here's an example that has be graded twice, once by PCGS and then by CAC. Here's the whole slab. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The entire...
These two gold pieces, which I purchased directly from the mint, were never professionally graded, but this is how they looked when I got them....
At $26, you are getting some relative bargains. My local dealer is charging $28 for really ugly dollars that have no numismatic value at all, at...
The scratches look to be fairly recent. Yes, marks like this can ruin your enjoyment of a coin.
The second "C" in "CC" looks like a half moon. I guess the Chinese thought the thing would be more valuable if it had a "CC" on it.
The coin has been heavily polished and is worth no more than melt. It's a "junk box" quality silver dollar. Here's one, with bright luster, that...
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