You should be able to find a Pillar Dollar in EF to AU. Strict Mint State pieces are hard to find, however. These coins are not rare in general.
I looks like you have some interesting coins in that collection.
The Confederacy was short of everything, including paper, especially toward the end. One of the men, Blanton Duncan, who printed notes for the...
A cleaned coin can retune, but the hairlines from cleaning will remain. They might be harder to see, but an experienced grader will probably spot...
It looks genuine to me, but cleaned with hairlines.
I was going to say “in an MS-63 holder” because the eye appeal. As others have said, it has minor rubs and marks. Grading it “MS-65” is...
Yes, it is an import, fresh from the “Chinese attic.”
How many ads for ancient coins do you see in "Coin World?"
It's not just Europe. Some domestic shipments and even first class mail has sometimes been really slow. I mailed a check to a dealer in the mid...
As coin dies deteriorate from use, they lose sharpness which is reflected upon the coins they produce. Collectors study this and classify this...
As for coins that got away, the only one that really sticks in my mind is a 1795 S-76b large cent that was Mint State. I sold the coin when I was...
I have heard these stories about coin boards in the ‘30s were dealers sold them and offered to buy them back when they were completed. I have...
Most things that you missed crop up again eventually. This is an exception. The item that sticks in my mind to this day is an 1801 Thomas...
I did a cursory run through of the list. It’s hard to vote because there are people there who have influenced the hobby for the greater good,...
A couple words about grading. NGC graded my new token as an EF-45. My grade was VF-30 to 35. Now that I have it in-hand, I'd grade it VF-35. The...
I have been looking for an upgrade to my Low #1 Hard Times Token for a long time. I purchased my first one in the 1980s at a local coin show. It...
Most collector know that the most common copper coin corrosion is green. Sometimes it can be a dark red, or sometimes black. Copper-nickel...
I’ll pay it. I am sick and tired of auctions. You see something you like, and some bozo or two drives the bids to the moon. I get hosed at auction...
If that true, then let the market drive them out of business.
Heritage charges 25% for political items. When you add my local sales tax, that gets the over the hammer price up to almost 36% for me. I've told...
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