This is another of the early American coins which I bought when I first started collecting U.S issues in the mid 80's. I remember I was very happy...
I have been following some very interesting discussions on CU Forums regarding the origins of the Continental Dollar. It now appears that evidence...
New pictures of an old friend - an 1870 Seated Dollar minted at Carson City. This one is ex. Bowers & Merena, 1988 auction. 1870 is the...
I do not really collect what I call the "Common Rarities" in U.S numismatics. However, it would be interesting to know which of these is the most...
I was watching the CNG e-sale close today and noticed this As of Herennia Etruscilla with Pudicitia on the reverse. I have a similar as of...
I finally took some better pictures of this 1861 Seated Dollar which I have had for many years. The close-up of the shield reveals some fine...
Still a lovely coin, in my opinion. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
This was my first major early U.S coin purchase back in 1986. (It took me 32 years to get around to finally taking decent pictures of it....) Let...
A new addition to my small but growing IHC collection with a clearly visible repunched date. Let me hear what you all think, Thanks! [ATTACH]
Thinning down my collection a bit. Will let this 1818 Quarter go. No hairlines as far as I can see, but obviously dipped/cleaned. What do you...
Well, I have not done the sound test with this Rhode Island Token, but to me it looks more yellowish than reddish, so I assume it is probably...
....this nice little denarius of Hadrian.... :) [ATTACH] [ATTACH] HADRIAN (117-138). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG....
I thought it would be interesting to re-post this thread which I originally posted 10 years ago in the forum. With many new members (so many no...
I am curious to see how you would grade these coins. Thank you for your opinions. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
What do you guys think: F15? VF20? Thanks! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
There are only two die varieties of 1801 Dimes, JR-1 and JR-2. This is an example of JR-2, and the scarcer of the two varieties at R-5. On this...
A pretty half dollar with nice toning. However, this is another coin I find difficult to grade. The obverse is well detailed, while the reverse is...
I have posted this one before, but now with a better camera and hopefully better pictures would like to see what you guys think. ps - The...
This is what one of my favorite ancient coin dealers showed me when I asked him at a coin show if he had any modern coins: Peru, Lima mint 1/2...
Among early large cents there are handful of varieties bearing some interesting errors in die engraving. Perhaps the better known varieties are...
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