Yes, but that does not raise the grade of the piece. MS-66 at least, could be an MS-67. Once you get to these high grades, grading wiht the...
Given the small amount of money this was, even in the 1800s, it would only make sense that counterfeits like these pieces would be made for...
I'll bet that they are etched into the surface and that a shadow of them will remain. It does not take much for something to show on a Proof or...
Recent increases in postage rates remind me of a time in the 19th century when the government decreased the postage rate and issued a new coin to...
What I have found with some ancient Roman pieces is that you can find pieces that are very similar to what you have with the same words, emperor...
Before the fingerprints, MS-62, Proof-Like. After the fingerprints, MS-60, P-L. If the fingerprints were addressed early, something could have...
AU-55 to 58 A number of these pre-1853 dates are better because quite a few coins were melted or exported because of the change in the ratio of...
For some reason he has a 1972 cent in the mix of photos. That piece MIGHT BE one of the minor 1972 Doubled Die cents. There are quite a number of...
I don't know if they have updated it or not. I wrote the chapter about large cents in the first edition of it. I only got that assignment because...
Since I am one of those "old koots" who is of the age that the virus likes to kill, I'll have to see how things play out.
I have an exhibit, but it might end up on hold.
You have a lot more collector patience that I do. Given those population numbers, which might be inflated by resubmissions, I’d throw up my hands...
I bought this one in the original box at a fall Baltimore show in 2011. The box is nicer than the medal, which is a bit spotted. [ATTACH]
It's been said that Teddy Roosevelt characterized all of the U.S. coinage designs as “atrociously hideous.” Actually there were two designs that...
The only downer about these medals is that the designs were not greatest. William Barber was still the Chief Mint Engraver, and he had less talent...
That's another sort of collection. OTOH if you had a 60 piece set of Indian cents would go nuts trying to get them all with some color slab label?
Here is a link. Would you pay a premium price because of the label? I won't. https://www.pcgs.com/holders/Gen2.0
This essay is bit long, but I decided to post it any way. These medals have been an interest of mine for a while, but it was hard to find out what...
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