I have been a collector for over 60 years. At first, I didn’t care for certified coins, but now it’s about all I buy for U.S. coins. I still...
From what I have read, Augustus got better with age. One might say the same thing about Brady. Here is my Augustus coin, a denarius. The charging...
I am probably wrong, but if it is 25 pence, that is about 32 cents in U.S. money. When I took a trip to England years ago, a pound didn’t buy much...
Demonitized with a collector value of about $3. It has no melt value. In conversations with a London coin dealer, he told me they almost never...
I have heard that the Chinese can legally counterfeit anything that was minted before 1948. That dates from their revolution. The coins after that...
Yes, Whitman calls that series “Red Books,” which is confusing. I guess it’s a marketing thing. I generally buy one edition of those books and...
It is an 1804 half eagle. As such, it is not worth anything close to $100,000. It’s probably at the low end of 5 figures. It’s a nice coin, but...
I don't know what you mean by a "population census" in the Red Book. The Red Book only lists mintages and prices with the number known for some...
Cameo Proof coins from the 1936 to 1942 era are quite scarce. The pieces that make to "Cameo" designated holders might be rare. I bought this 1939...
@GoldFinger1969, your observation about the Matte Proof 1909 cent is exactly the reaction collectors had toward them back then. They didn’t like...
I can’t see enough in the picture to know what to buy.
Yes, nice photos. I have no idea what this is. I have wasted hundreds of dollars on cameras connected to a computer. As soon as Microsoft modified...
You are on that limb by yourself. Look at the lettering at the top of the reverse. It’s weak in the wrong way. One way to detect counterfeits is...
This is as close as I will ever get to the 1909 - VDB Cent in Proof, the 1909 Plain. [ATTACH] One guy owns most of the population. He put it up...
I agree that they are lovely. Before Covet, one of the members of my club consigned certified modern silver Proof singles to the auction. They...
The 1908 No Motto $20 gold was the first gold piece that I bought from a professional coin dealer. I made that purchase circa 1965. My first gold...
I have a 1913 and a 1936 Proof set. I have a run from 1942 to 2020 although I have stopped buying the sets without silver in them. I have thought...
Just look at any Choice to Gem Mint State St. Gaudens $20 gold, and you will see the difference. This thing lacks crispness in the design and Ms....
The mint polishes and prepares the dies so that they are all produce deep cameo Proof coins. I would also imagine that the mint retires the dies...
I paid a premium for this 1950 many years ago. It's way above average. Many 1950 Proof coins are dull and dipping only made the situation worse....
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