The Canadian gold coins in the Bank of Canada hoard were painful for Canadian collectors. Coins that had a 200-250% premium over melt dropped down...
Or, maybe "commissioned"? On a related note, the SS El Occidente was sunk on 4.13.1942. Maybe a survivor commemorated the date for some reason?...
As I continue to putaway some recent acquisitions, I was surprised to find that multiple sized mint marks occured at Denver & SanFran almost a...
I was thinking the WEC was an artist's initials, but the convoy desgnation makes sense too! Instead of "commemorate" might that be "commodore "?...
I didn't even notice the obverse til I was putting it away: [ATTACH]
How are you at reading script engravings? I recently picked up this 1943 walking lib that seems to have been someone's wartime memento. Problem...
I'm running into the same question. Is this also the large S variety? I'm seeing the bulb/bulge on the bottom of the S. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
http://coinappraiser.com/rare-coin-knowledge-center/the-carson-city-mint/ "After coinage operations ceased in 1893, the Carson City Mint was kept...
Yeah, I think the label is confusing (or a typo). The O on the left looks like the normal sized mintmark, & the right is the micro-o. Or, that's...
I would not have been pleased at all with that grade. Then again, there are things that are obvious under a loupe that aren't obvious in a photo.
Redbook of Morgan Silver Dollars by Bowers[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Au-50 would be my guess. I picked up a roll of these in MS the other day and can definitely say that the AU are night and day difference. That...
I'm leaning towards ms66. I also have one of these and love it. Mine has the most pronounced sunrays I could find, and about 1/3 of the examples...
Yeah, the few watermarks or other stains are the biggest negatives on this piece. It's got even nicer luster in hand (I'm still getting the hang...
I do see that the micro o is scarce in high grades. However, this seems smaller than the standard mint mark, on par with the half dollar mintmark...
A few more pics: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I recently picked up an 1899-O Morgan in MS & was looking to attribute it by VAM. What grade would you assign to this? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I'm...
Gibraltar 2003 1 pound: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I was inspired to get some Eisleben Notgeld - the first to arrive were several 1917 10 pfennig: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] This is the British War Medal from WW1. The reverse shows a very Pistrucci-esque naked Saint George on horseback, carrying a...
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