That coin does not look like it's been dipped. It has the usual haze that these silver coins get from storage in the original cellophane sleeves....
The is all the more reason why you should post both sides of the whole coin when you are teaching grading techniques. You admitted that you go the...
There is no way that that coin grades PR-66. If anything it should be a "no grade" for environmental damage.
One of the interesting things about some half cents is that a few hoards have made acquiring higher grade pieces a bit easier. This 1806, Large 6,...
I like that one. Good color and hard surfaces. If the price is reasonable, it is a good buy.
I only have one for type. I have owned two others. Most interesting one was the "Camel Head" variety which was stuck over another coin. Here's the...
So far as I know, there are only six varieties of the 1809 half cent. I have had them all, but not at the same time. I once owned that plate coin...
You must be pretty old ;) ... That coin has been a high priced key date for years.
1854-D Three Dollar gold piece. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 1854-O Three Dollar Gold Piece [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 1854-C Three Dollar Gold Piece [ATTACH]...
Sorry, but you need to review the position of the curl over the "0" in the date. It's a Cohen 3.
The 1809 half cent is one of the most common Turban Head dates. There are six known die varieties. One of them, Cohen 1, would sell for over...
I have a complete type set from 1792 to present. (excluding the newly added Washington Crossing the Delaware coin which has just been issued.)...
I have always liked the Philadelphia Sesquicentennial $2.50, but a lot of people don't. The big knock on the coin is that it is in low relief. In...
You need to post pictures of the whole coin in order for me and others to give you advice. One thing for sure. It's worth more than a cent.
The grades for PCI coins could be all over the place. I saw that when I was dealer. Some of them were obviously under graded and crack-up...
The first coins that I graded came from my eight piece gold type set, and went to PCGS during the "rattle holder" period. I traded the Liberty $5...
I think that you have one of the "broken D" varieties. The "official thing" does not have any trace of the mint mark, and the reverse is strong....
I have always like the 1948 Franklin Half Dollar as the first of its kind. Here is an interesting challenge that will probably never be met....
Okay, time for the reveal and some commentary. The 1835 quarter eagle is graded MS-62+, CAC This piece is in my collection. The first 1838...
As Maynard G. Krebs from the “Dolby Gillis Show” used to say, “What a world we live in!” The big learning experience for me is that the Susan B....
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