The cheek has too many little hits to qualify as an MS-65. Your other examples only prove that grade-flation is alive, well and spreading. When I...
The Charlotte Mint has been moved from its downtown location and converted into an art museum. When I went there, I was disappointed because it...
If the address indicates that the link is to eBay, you are okay. Clicking on an unknwon spot is dangerous. One time my computer got so infected,...
[ATTACH] An 1840 William Henry Harrison Presidential Campaign Medalet. After Whig Party candidate, William Henry Harrison, won the 1840...
Many numismatic writers have labeled the Charlotte and Dahlonega Mints as "twins" because the facilities had so much in common. For example, both...
This appears to be the normal sort of toning or tarnish that appears on the “golden dollars” when they are stored in certain environments. The...
After you have been a collector for a while, you will get the lay of the land when it comes to modern coins. Today the U.S. Mint System is issuing...
Why do the Chinese counterfeit common date Morgan Dollars in circulated condition? They can make money at it.
There are a lot of people who couldn't grade a coin if their life depended upon it. They come to believe in slabs, and if you offer it to them at...
I have never done this sort of thing. My grandmother on my father’s side was the only grandparent I ever knew. She was born in 1883, and was...
I've seen worse counterfeits in fake holders. Check this "beauty" in the "MS-65" grade. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here is the only known photograph of the Dahlonega Mint. [ATTACH] Here are a couple of photos of Price Memorial Hall, which the building that...
Here is another look at the date compared with one of the "Coin Facts" pieces. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I believe that the coin is genuine, but you are...
One of the great disappointments for the citizens of Dahlonega was that none of the local people were ever able to land one of the high paying...
You have to remember that this based on my deductions and observations. I also know that the half cents and large cents did not circulate well,...
I write these articles for my local club. Once they are done, there not much to do with them other than sit on my computer. Maybe you will enjoy...
I doubt that most people ever saw one in circulation after the 1830s. I say this based upon my collecting experience. When I was collecting them...
Here is one I bought almost 40 years ago at an Early American Coppers annual convention. I wanted one to cover the variety without breaking the...
It’s a great big, deep scratch. Sometimes these marks are deceptive because they appear to be raised, like a die break. The reason they appear to...
This brings up an interesting point. What would the modern cent look like if it really got a lot of circulation? Wouldn't the thin copper coating...
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