Two new additions to my early seated New Orleans collection, a dime and half dime. The first is an 1838-O Half Dine, the coin is low grade and...
I would like to ask if anybody here has experience or knowledge concerning the Ecu de Six livres struck by the French National Convention during...
Came upon the following description of a coin for sale this morning: "EXTREMELY VERY VERY RARE 17(xx) FLOWING HAIR LARGE CENT......." Besides...
.....cleaned, somewhat harshly leaving hairlines. (a scarce variety, JR-1, R-4, second scarcest of the five 1825 varieties of Capped Bust dimes)....
When I first started collecting Roman coins, around 1986 or so, I remember being passionate about Bronzes of Vitellius - why were they so scarce,...
A new addition to my collection - 1809 Classic Head cent. The first year of the Classic Head series. This example does have its share of assorted...
Finally, a coin show in my area! And I was able to meet two C.T friends (more on that later), and a couple of dealer acquaintances of mine with...
.....with all the nicks, scratches, etc ? [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Reading the neswpaper this morning I came upon this article which postulates a possible different interpretation and sequence of events of how the...
The majority of my US coin collection is not encapsulated. Some of you may have noticed this from my threads over the years. However, I do have...
Some group pictures I took years ago of some of my early coppers. The color and definition are as good as I could achieve with my low-tech,...
An 1800 cent with nice surfaces and plenty of detail:). [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Besides early coppers and dimes I also have an interest in draped and capped bust quarters. The older the better. Early quarters, more so of the...
Altogether not bad for the type. Quite likely cleaned at some point, now lightly toned. It does have some edge taps, but no major damage to the...
These two are exceedingly difficult to photograph through the plastic, so please bear with me. How would you grade them based on the pictures?...
I first posted the first one about 6 years ago, but it was a bit inconclusive. Maybe one of the new members knowledgeable in the series can...
Now that the auction is over I can go ahead and show you the one that I 'almost got.' In spite of this being of the few on my list of coins I...
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The 1794 half Dollar used to be a scarce issue - until a hoard of them was released starting sometime in 2017 and into 2018. This is still a...
A further example of this popular variety: JR-5, R-3. With the the words in the legend on the reverse cut too close so that it appears as one...
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