It's hard to say because the white balance is off in the picture. At first, I was thinking that it was one of those gold plated racketeer nickels....
I am sure that the term "silver dollar" has been in use since the first gold dollars were issued in 1849. I image that it was in use before that,...
Looks like Chinese copy to me. If there is any silver it, it would be a change in policy for the Chinese counterfeiters. The date and the overall...
Yes, the thin, straight ones at the bottom and the right side are adjustment marks. The one I pointed out accounts for the “details” grade.
Here is a medalet that was issued after Grant's victory at Vicksburg, Mississippi on July 4, 1863. One could argue that this piece should be a...
Zachary Taylor was the first hero of the Mexican War. I have read that President James K. Polk replaced him with Winfield Scott because Taylor was...
Yes, you are correct in attributing it as a variety #3. I don't know of any special name for it because there are not a ton of early dime...
Heritage offered to re-open the lot. I probably should have done that. A couple experienced people on the PCGS forum said I did the right thing if...
I much prefer the presidential campaign pieces that were issued when they were running for office. The artwork on the presidential dollars has...
I have only bought one item post auction. It was one of those rhombus shaped, Newark, English Revolution pieces that was made for King Charles I...
@GDJMSP, in the vast majority of cases, dealers, not collectors are the only buyers who do well at auctions. The reason is that many of them,...
It may have something to do with Cuba’s participation in a 1922 exposition that was held in Rio de Janeiro. I can’t find anything about an...
My perception of the Scott Stamp Catalog was that it became useless many years ago because the prices listed in it were at least 5 times what the...
The piece has quite a bit of wear for an Isabella Quarter. My grade would EF sharpness, cleaned. Having said that, I still think that $100 was a...
Yes I got burned using the PCGS price guide. It is often higher than the auction prices realized. But to make the point I made above, I know of...
I would be a bit careful when you see sharp coins like this with lots of details, but dark spots. I have an 1803 C-4 like this in my collection. I...
I am not big fan of using auction prices exclusively as a price guide, especially for less than really scarce material. It seems to me that some...
I like the coin tray idea. The trouble for me would be storage space. They take up a lot of room. I have my ancient collection in safety flips in...
The old rule of thumb used to be that an item had to be worth $200 to be worth the slabbing cost. Today it’s probably over $300 given the high...
I collect the original Lincoln presidential campaign tokens and medalets from the 1860 and 1864 campaigns. I limited myself to generally one...
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