The conventional copper-nickel alloy that is in the run of the mill nickel seldom turns this color. When a War Nickel has been out of circulation...
The most famous holder for the five piece was copper frame. This device had a glass front with copper frame around the edge and velvet lined...
In 1915 the City of San Francisco hosted the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. The official reason for holding the exposition in San...
Here is an 1848 CAL. I bought a few years ago. This piece is graded PCGS AU-55. When I was shopping for this coin, there was an AU-58 in the...
Here is an Edward I penny. I bought this one for $20 some years ago. It might be worth $30 now. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I bought this one for less...
How many times do you need to post the same coin? Your new obverse photo is harder to use for attribution purposes than the previous one. The...
The "D" stands for you are Down in the Dumps if you buy this thing.
There is no reason we can point to for the rarity. I have to look up the deliveries for the 1800 and 1801. The 1801 is a rare date in its own...
The estimated survival for the 1792 half disme is around 300 pieces. The 1802 half dime population is 35 or so. There are Red Book half dime...
And I am biased because the 1823/2 Quarter would not fit in my collection at all. I only collect quarters by type.
A lot of these early coinage mintage are based upon delivery records and guesses. I’m using round numbers off the top of my head, but the mintage...
The mintage was 3,060 and the survival rate came close to meeting the 1% rule - about 1% of the mintage survives unless there is one or more hoards.
That one is in a VG holder. Believe me, I have looked at it.
I hope I don't spoil your fun, but here goes. 1795, LM-9 It's an R-4 so it's a better than average variety. The 1795 half dime is the most...
I have bought replicas of coins, like the Gallery Mint 1796 half dollar. It did nothing for me. A restrike can be okay, but replicas just don't...
That is a great history, but I could resist. I would rather have a larger number of very nice pieces than one piece, unless it is the capstone to...
Well Mike, you never know what might have been given that you never saw it. A VF would be quite a find. It really sucks that the guy let someone...
You missed it. That service was available on February 29, 2019. :woot: Sorry ... :angelic:
No, the $18,000 included the buyers' fee.
I have had a fascination with the early half dimes since I was in high school. I could not get over the fact that the same beautiful Draped Bust...
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