Given the source of the current pandemic, I’m not feeling too kindly towards bats these days. They can do their thing, out of my sight, for the...
I have never heard of a Columbian Half Dollar that was issued as a gilded piece. Of course anyone could do something to the coin after the fact....
Both of these pieces are graded MS-63, but they were graded well over 10 years ago. NGC [ATTACH] [ATTACH] PCGS, old green label [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
If that 1932 eagle is graded MS-64 by NGC and CAC, they both blew it. There are way too many marks on the Indian’s cheek to merit that grade.
The 1932 eagle is the most common date in the $10 Indian series. As such it has been a popular coin for dealers to sell to non-collectors as an...
AU-58, but these coins are often over graded, especially by NGC.
I did notice the "gray area" (rub) running down Ms. Liberty's body, but I discounted it because I thought that it might be the photo or the...
I think that they are slow sellers because the 11 piece small early commemorative gold set is an expensive undertaking. Most collectors don’t...
The mint had a policy in the 'teens and 'twenties to avoid overly bright coins. If you look at most all of the Mint State pieces from that period,...
Yes, I know about what today’s MS-65, $20 Liberty look like from the photos. In the old days, they were super smooth and always expensive, even...
Here are two views of the piece in my collection. It's in an MS-64 holder. Now that the prices have dropped, I'd love to find and MS-65 or 66, but...
This coin was struck from shallow dies. All of them are poorly struck to one degree or another.
It's been getting a lot cheaper in recent years. Since it's only a $2.50 gold piece, the bullion probably has not pulled it up that much.
This one is graded MS-64. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It has Choice VF sharpness, but the surfaces are mildly rough, and the color might not be natural. If the color in the photos in accurate, it...
MS-64. It has some tick marks. On positive is that the coin does not seem to have any copper spots. The vast majority of these coins seem to...
The big problem with the Standing Liberty Quarter was that the design had much "stuff" on it for a coin that had be made in huge quantities for...
We were up a 60:30 to this morning to get to the "senior hour" at the food store at 7 am. Friday is steak night for us, and two pounds of...
There was an acute coin shortage during that period which had the mints pushing coins out night and day. Many die pairs were pushed to the limit....
“We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.” Benjamin Franklin made this candid observation to John Hancock on July 4,...
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