I don’t know where you got the idea that it was illegal to own $20 gold pieces in the 1970s. The situation was murky in the 1930s when FDR first...
It didn’t come from mint officials. As I remember it, it was some guy’s opinion. I will have to look it up in the old book, Selections from The...
There was an article published in The Numismatist soon after the incuse designs were introduced which stated that the recessed ares in the design...
It was also the last quarter Eagle issued by the U.S. There has not been another one. Unlike its $5 big sister, the price is affordable.
That price is WAY too high. You did well to avoid it.
Dipping probably will do more harm than good. All dipping does is remove a thin layer of oxidized metal with a mild acid. If the toning has worked...
When I was getting started with my imperial Roman coin collection, I bought a few pieces that had less than stellar eye appeal. Over time, I have...
It's hard to price American coins when you are buying them in a far-off foreign country, The supply of Mass. cents is probably not very large in...
The pictures make it look good, but if the diameter is really off by that much, it’s concerning. I have read that the plain Missouri half...
The legitimate auctions houses back their coins with a guarantee of authenticity. Many years ago, I bought a raw "1798 dime" from a dealer. He had...
The last I knew, NGC had opened their registry up to PCGS graded, U.S. coins again. I uploaded a few pieces. Since I have not very active in the...
PCGS has "low ball" registry where they welcome "the poorest known" that made it into one of their holders. People pay very good money for this...
I only ordered the Peace Dollar. It's still on backorder.
I have had this contemporary counterfeit 1837 half dollar for many years. Although the type had changed, and the genuine piece had reeded edges,...
The coin may have been made at the end when they knew they were suspending operations and pushing the last coins out of a worn die.
Collectors don’t realize how good they have it these days. Back in the 1960s and ‘70s, there wasn’t a lot of good and interesting numismatic...
I know nothing about these varieties. The coin grades Good -6 with a light cleaning. If it’s a common variety, you can do better. If this is your...
The flatness you see there is due to strike. Many Morgan Dollars are flat there. Some from the New Orleans mint are worse. The rest of the coin...
MS-64. The surfaces are quite smooth, but there are a number of light marks of Ms. liberty's cheek which preclude the MS-65 grade. The Greysheet...
I think it is a Bolender 14. The 1799 dollars are among the toughest to attribute because there are 23 listed varieties.
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