Unc. Details, scratched.
Thanks for your interest. I have sent the longer article to "Coin World" for their review.
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All of the English coins that were issued prior to the reign of Queen Elizabeth were hammer struck. During Elizabeth's reign Frenchman, Eloye...
If the 1894 dollar was genuine, it would be worth the certification fees, but sadly it is not. The lettering and the numbers in the date do not...
I am too old to figure out how to the Matilda coins from an English dealer.
Henry IV is the big sleeper. When I was working on my one of each king set, he was the really tough one, other than the kings you would expect,...
Parts of it were taken from a longer article I wrote for my local club. I don't know. I'm mostly into history, but detailed studies on die...
In the earlier years of our nation, cents and nickels were much more important than they are today. The main reason for that was that they...
That's a good strategy.
For those who might be bit confused here, James II became the King of England after his brother Charles II died without a legitimate heir to the...
The 1901 Liberty Head $10 gold piece. I bought it at Stacks' as a "select Unc." on a trip to the Columbia University Scholastic Press Convention....
My attitude, right or wrong, is that you have two strikes against you when send a coin to PCGS for a crossover in the another company's holder,...
I had really wanted one in VF to match my 1796 Quarter, but you sometimes have to buy what's available. Liz at JJ Teaparty liked the coin and said...
I had a period like that. I would get all of the cent type coins, and then I'd get all the quarters. Completing a group like that gave me a sense...
In my experience with American coins, I’ve seen this type of toning form after a piece has been dipped or cleaned. From the aspect that it was not...
Here is a link to my half cent though non gold dollar type set, which is complete, according to the NGC rules. It took me a little more than 40...
When Henry I died, he had only one surviving child, the Empress Matilda. Matilda had been married to the Holly Roman Emperor. That accounted for...
After some more thought I think that circa 1500 should be the cut-off date with Henry VII of England as the swing monarch for me. That was when...
I would go Good-4 on this one. Yes, it got a mark or two, and there is a break in the rim on the obverse, but that’s to be expected for the grade....
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