Except that it's got a big fat corrosion spot on it that is active and growing. Given the "virgin exposure" of metal, there could more corrosion...
Coins like this would leave me quite unhappy of I were a CAC dealer who had to put up the money to support their offer. This coin should not have...
Yes, but the supply of "low hanging fruit" is much lower. Those fruits are coins that are easy to authenticate, easy to attribute as the the...
Dah-Lon-e-ga Just say that fast. o_O
It's up and can't be buried too deeply.
I hope that you know your Morgan Dollars or that you bought a certified piece. The 1894-P is a tough date that has a starting price of $525 in VG...
The 1883-O appears to be a toned AU. The 1887 is a nicer AU The 1889-O has VF sharpness, but it looks like there are chunks that have been scraped...
P.T. Barnum's Numismatic Legacy [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Like many 19th century merchants, Barnum issued tokens to advertise his business. One of the...
Last evening I viewed the movie musical "The Greatest Showman" on my DVD system. The plot took a lot of license with the truth, but it was a high...
Here is an example of a 1955 Doubled Die Cent. The doubling is quite dramatic which is why the piece has been popular for years. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Congratulations! I remember when I completed the old Whitman 1941 to date holder in the 1960s. It made me really happy. It's hard to believe...
The 1861- C half eagle ... a coin I would like add to my collection some day.
I have already done Charlotte; you can do New Orleans :angelic:
The coin almost looks like it's bent in the first picture. There seems to be a valley running across it below the suspected bubble. If this is a...
You need to post pictures.
Okay, here are some more Dahlonega Mint coins. The 1850-D gold dollar is one of the tough coins in the set. It was very poorly struck, and almost...
I'll wager they might have spent more to get the empty mint boxes and COAs than they did on making the counterfeits. The fake coin was growing...
In what way? I have more Dahlonega Mint coins, but most of the history is covered unless you want to read the "Neighborhood Mint” book that was...
Thanks for letting me know. I was concerned that the second one would be lost with the first one in the features. It's just as well anyway to...
That Washington design should have appeared on the quarter in 1932. Mrs. Laura Fraser, wife of Buffalo Nickel designer, James Fraser, developed it...
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