Planchet defects are no unusual for Fugio cents. These coins were made on the fly because the people who were involved in making them were not...
That is mostly true. They have trouble with the fact a medal can be struck multiple times to bring up the design. A coin for circulation can only...
That 1826 cent may have been dug and conserved. Remember that where you see porosity is a place where metal has been lost. Copper toning can...
I voted MS-65, no full head. The coins in green label PCGS holders are often, but not always, conservatively graded. I think that's the case here.
Here are a few coins that are called "colonials." This Massachusetts Half Cent is the highest grade piece I have from the period. It's graded...
The term “colonial coins” is a bit misleading. Anything that was issued during the Articles on Confederation period, like the Connecticut,...
It was one of the coins in the bag that took some hits. Back in the day, there was “Unc” and Gem Unc. This coin was “Unc” not Gem. Most collectors...
I learned that over exposure of photographs can coverup a lot of scratches and circulation marks the hard way years ago. As I said before, this is...
Many collectors overlook the fact that the metal flow when a coin is struck is just as important as the design. The ideal coin design not only...
Oh, dealers would buy 1921 Morgan Dollars for melt, but they wouldn’t pay much more than that. It was this way for many years.
The piece that interests me most is the 2021 Peace Dollar. If the mint can issue an example of that design, in its original high relief, with all...
Plus you pay less.
I often give both grades, my grade and the grade I think is on the holder.
You can certainly give the coin a grade. Collectors need to learn how to grade coins, not depend upon the TPGs.
There are also brilliant and satin finish 1936 Proof nickels. The satin finish coins were issued first. After collectors objected to their...
No, you explained it correctly. What I was referring to was the nomenclature which classifies a doubled die coin, not as an error piece, but as a...
A doubled die is an error in die preparation, but not an “error” as the purists define them. The purists call a doubled die a die variety. Errors...
I have always been partial to the 1807-8 Capped Bust Half Dollars because they were John Reich's first go at the design. The eagle with the long...
Sounds like the problem with full head Standing Liberty Quarters where all of the emphasis is on the head without a though about the gown and...
In 1938, Felix Schlag won a $1,000 award for his Jefferson Nickel design. Schlag won the award in a competition that involved 390 or over 400...
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