Here is the 1943 steel cent that I mintioned in MS-66. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] And here is one of the "webs" which is a left-over after the steel cent...
The coin you have has a sharpness grade of Very Fine (VF) with respect to wear, but it has been bent which has resulted in mutilation. Collectors...
For organization, you can buy some coin albums for the series that interest you. The coin folders are cheap, but you can only see one side, and...
This was no doubt sold at one time as a “great investment” on the “get ripped off at home” channel. I almost fell out of my chair one night when...
Off the top of my head, the Chain Cent is an S-3, the leaning R Variety. Note the position of the “R” in “LIBERTY.” I think that is rated as an...
Welcome to the corrupt world of “Fleabay.” I know some token and medal dealers who have made a lot of money there by picking off rare pieces that...
The 1943 steel cents have to be really high grade to make certification financially worthwhile. I have one in MS-66 that I bought for $25 years...
The British a lot more than that to their worst criminals. They were still doing it into the early 1800s. It was probably the reason why our...
Yes, the Sheldon numbers stop at 1814. Sheldon contemptuously called the later dates, “machine made tokens,” although he did mention them from...
I usually don't take pictures of the whole slab, because to me the coin is what is important. This 1797 half cent is in an ANACS VF-35 slab. I had...
This 1907-D $20 Liberty is graded MS-64. There is another picture of the OP coin on the PCGS blog that makes this piece look like an MS-63 from...
If you draw a line down from the “hat” on the “5,” it runs next to the ball of the digit on the 1856 Flyer. On the 1858, it cuts into it. This...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] What's left of the last digit looks like an "8" to me. Also what's left of the "5" next to it looks the "5" on the 1858 Flyer.
It is a counterfeit gold sovereign. I have something similar to it that I bought many years ago thinking that it was real. My piece has a “SA”...
Here is a Lewis Cass token from the same 1848 campaign. This is the most common Lewis Cass variety, and it appears to have been made by the same...
Here is an example of the piece you have. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] It is a presidential campaign token from Zachary Taylor’s 1848 run for the White...
I have collected the pieces you mentioned for 30 years, wrote a series of published articles about them. I might be able to help you, but can't do...
That theory has been debunked. Machin’s Mills did not make those coins. They were made from re-furnished dies.
Yes, MS-63. It's a Newman 8-X, which is one of the Bank of New York Hoard varieties. Here is another one, a Club Rays variety piece. I bought...
It looks like the "VDB" is genuine. Beyond that, I don't know that you will be able to determine if its birthplace was Philadelphia or San Francisco.
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