I have had neophyte dealers tell me about buying a bunch of ancient coins only to find out that all of them are fakes. Of course, when you do a...
Here is a 1976 Bicentennial set you may not have seen before. These were sold at the 1976 ANA show that was held in New York City. I was lucky...
What about the way the mint sells "flipper coins" to their dealer friends while the collectors get left out in the cold? The Mint actually...
It's not the Mint, but the U.S. Congress that churns out legislation for all of this PC stuff. I think a lot of collectors are getting tired of...
It good that you are going for the No Motto type. Most collectors ignore those. Believe it or not, the $10 Liberty series, especially the No...
These coins were struck in the Mint State format, not as Proofs. Therefore the Mint did not take as much care with them as they would have Proof...
As an advanced collector, who knows far more than I do, you can spot these fakes. The trouble is corroded copper or bronze can take on the look of...
Many years ago the Bowers and Merena Company marketed that set, composed of very high grade coins, as they put it, for $125. I set out to...
It looks like a slightly cloudy Cameo Proof. You never know if the TPGs will call them "Cameo" or not. The application of the term seems...
The bids on the 1921 Morgan Dollars seem to be increasing because of the anticipation for the 2021 version of the coin. Some of you, who are newer...
I agree with this. Hoards with a story behind them are cool. I have a fairly ugly Civil War token that was found behind the walls of an old...
The sharpness was probably EF when it was lost or put somewhere that moisture could get to it. Now it's corroded and in poor condition. You see...
Just because some neophytes on eBay get into a bidding over machine doubled coins does not make it a stable market. I will believe that it’s a...
It just shows how photos can give different spins on the grades. I went from half a point off, MS-64, to 1 and a half points off, MS-62. Believe...
The Liberty Head Eagles are easy if you stick to the early 1900s. The Indian Head is a bit tougher. The 1904 Liberty Double Eagle is the most...
If you go back to the very old quarter eagle types, 1796 to 1834, those coins are much tougher than the $5 and $10 coins. They are the real budget...
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