The "Happy Victory Day" post reminded me a group of medals that I have that were given to service men and women who participated in World War II....
You first piece is a World War II victory medal. Here is an example with the ribbon that came with it. [ATTACH] There is a whole series of these...
Although these coins are not the same type, these 1798 dollars provide an example of the difference between VF-35 and EF-40, at least going by the...
According to John Wright in his excellent work, The Cent Book, 1816 - 1839, the 1821 N-1 is an "R-1+" and the N-2 is an R-1. That means he rates...
The set with the gold was not legal to own in the United States until President Gerold Ford took the restrictions off of gold ownership. The legal...
Not a coin, but a pin that issued in France when the country was liberated from the Nazis. [ATTACH] And a victory pin. [ATTACH]
That is not the case from what I have seen. The coins were issued in a plush box, not a plastic case that shows only one side. They can be removed...
Nice find. It has Choice VF sharpness, but it has other issues on the rims and the like. Therefore it's not worth a lot of money. The coin is over...
They banned noted author, Roger Burdette, some years ago, and there are few people on the planet who have more to offer than he does. They...
Here's mine. I saw this at the show and really liked it. PCGS graded this one AU-58. The EAC grade is probably EF-45. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I keep...
The interesting about this design is that the mint paid Schlag for his winning design and then changed most of the aspects of it. Sorry Jefferson...
I'd say VF-25. Nice coin!
Calvin Coolidge was alive and in office when his profile appeared on the 1926 Sesquicentennial half dollar. Of course, one might recall the remark...
Here is my "place to park some (dumb, as it turned out) money coin." This is just one of many examples that show timing is everything in finance....
Condor is one of many people who was purged from the rolls. Unlike some others he has either never been reinstated or asked to be reinstated.
I did a Google search on these. Some outfit called the American Mint is offering some them. It’s hard to believe that the ended up in a cash...
I compare their toning material to shoe polish. I am quite sure that acetone can lift it.
After you have seen a number of Chinese counterfeits, you come to recognize this look. It's the type toning that appears on most of all their...
You are better off leaving coins with gray toning alone. Any worn piece, like that Lexington half dollar, that has white shiny surfaces like that...
Don't get addicted to the "CAC trap." Years ago this coin could have been graded from MS-64 to MS-65. The minor disturbances on Washington’s cheek...
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