The Effigy Mounds quarter ... I remember that one. When I first saw it, I thought that the coin was damaged.
How times have changed! My first nice early U.S. coin was a 1799 dollar priced at $210. It graded VF-30 or so, but it had been dipped white. I...
As most of you know, the 2021 Winter FUN show was canceled this year. NGC and PCGS hold receptions for collectors during these events. Both given...
I just took a tour of the worst 1799 dollars Heritage has auctioned. This one sold for $360 in October of 2020. I could have kept going, but I got...
Here's some advice; don't waste your money. Even if the grading standards drop further, it's probably not going to apply to AT.
It could be, but usually those marks are yellow. Of course, I'm thinking of Scotch tape. No one knows what might have been in something else.
I am guessing that it's a rubber ban burn. That would be #3 in its list of problems.
These sets were sold on a subscription basis by the U.S. Mint during the Bicentennial period from, I believe, mid 1975 to 1976. They were sold two...
How common are silver quarters in circulation? About as common as hen's teeth. You are more likely to get a Proof in circulation than a silver...
The dent or wide scratch that runs through the eagle's wing. It's been there for many years. [ATTACH]
Yes, the one other factor that @charley mentioned and I should have covered with the "Who lost China?" movement. MacArthur definitely had China on...
I have no reason to doubt that this coin is genuine. The devices and lettering are sharp and crisp, and it has the fabric of the early dollars of...
The issue with respect of MacArthur in Korea boiled down to this. MacArthur wanted to take the war to the North Koreans and clean them out. As a...
From what I have read about Washington’s mother, she was not “a good mother;” she was a pain in the butt. His brother, Lawrence, was one of his...
It is genuine, but it’s been scrubbed badly. If you can return it, I would do do.
Medals for Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln. Washington Before Boston Medal - Awarded to Washington by the Continental Congress. This piece was...
You have shown us only one side, and the obverse is the more important one. I think that the spot on question is post mint damage, even if it...
And expensive. I thought about doing that, but ended up buying the folis instead. It can be done. I ran across the coins, but didn't want to spend...
MacArthur graduated #1 in his class at West Point, and at the time of his graduation put together the best record at the school up until that...
Some collectors pay big premiums for CWT's that are blank on the revere. I am not one of them. If you could get it certified as a black reverse...
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