Since the mark is on the reverse, they might ignore it. As for which service, I have been out of that game for a long time.
A fellow told me this officer was from Massachusetts. I don't know if that is accurate. Chamberlin was from Maine.
That’s crazy. These altered to rare date large cents seem to pop up frequently in old “one a year” date collections. Must of the dealers I know...
Back in 1995, the mint issued some of the Civil War commemorative coin sets in a modern version of the "Union case." The top and bottom of the box...
Most of the value in many of these sets comes from the melt value of the gold and silver coins. This 1995 Civil War set has a little collector...
MS-66 o_O No way with the minor marks on the cheek and the bigger mark in the upper left obverse field. I was thinking MS-63+ PL or 64 PL. For...
It looks like a classic EF-40 that some might call VF-35 because of the edge mark. on the reverse. It is a sharply struck example from a era that...
T-53, $5 Note [ATTACH] [ATTACH] T-54, $2 Note, one sided [ATTACH] T-55, $1 Note, one sided [ATTACH] 1863 and 1864 For final two...
The Printer Who Refused to Move South and Another Misdated Note, Hoyer & Ludwig was the first truly southern printer to receive a contract...
From the time of its birth in Montgomery, Alabama until its death at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, The Confederate States of America ran on...
At the end of the Civil War Ulysses S. Grant was one of the North's leading heroes second only to Abraham Lincoln. Grant had emerged from...
It is interesting that it is a star note. (Replacement for an error or damaged note with the same serial number.) The stars were definitely...
On a coin like this, it would be a minor issue for me.
None of these people had Christian values, and the Jewish people were the enemy. Octavian Augustus died in 14 AD. Jesus was, well 14, and was 16...
I would go for #1. It appears to be more sharply struck, and I'm also usually sucker for well struck coins. I wish I had been offered a piece...
I am not nearly as harsh or hostile toward Caesar Augustus. I have been educating myself about the Roman emperors and the British kings and...
This is good advice. I have seen PCGS blow it on naked eye Red Book varieties when the price difference was significant.
I was going to say MS-64, but I guess the rub marks under the "TY" in "LIBERTY" took it down this level. This one of those coins that says, let's...
This is the kind of coin you need to touch and weigh to say whether it's good or not. Photos are not flattering.
That 2009 sale price was really low, perhaps because the item was offered in the wrong auction venue. I was getting almost $700 for the bronze...
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