My first VAM discovery almost 20 (!) years ago was this variety. Not a huge premium on this variety. Can't really get a read on the grade from...
These are quite a bit easier than Morgans. Worst case is something like 16 die marriages as opposed to 300, with a few being only one die pair...
Well, I checked mine, and since I checked them, I figured I'd label them, too. Most common 1840, and I assume the 1847 is also common. [ATTACH]
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Gee, remember when the official memento for most shows was a wooden nickel for the cost of admission? Now your wooden nickel would have to be...
Cool! I have but a couple of these bad boys, and now I have another excuse to look more closely at them.
Thar she blows! Congrats!
This was a DNW auction. It seems like their estimates tend to be close, but not in this case.
£750 hammer. £930 including the juice and VAT on the juice, £1080 if you were buying inside the EU and had to pay VAT on the hammer as well....
1568 Elizabeth I Threepence. I was thinking there was no way the estimate was right on this one. I was right. [ATTACH]
Once in a while, I spot something in an auction that, while not at the core of my collection, is something that I decide is assuredly a cool coin...
Woot! Now I can get my 1792 Half Disme struck on nail! Heck, why stop there? William the Conqueror Penny... nay... Eid Mar Denarius struck on a...
It looks like he actually got the alignment of the dies right.
Wow, that slab is trashed. Try VAM 35 or 39. Smear some oil on the slab to fill in the scratches for easier viewing.
Care to hear about my Classic Commem type set?
On VAMWorld, you'd be asked to poke it with a stick.
Now that it's free, I find myself using PCGS CoinFacts more and more. It shows their retail pricing alongside auction prices. If I'm looking at...
The color of the half is a little flat looking, but I still like it more than the cent. A 14-D Lincoln in VG is probably more common.
Pretty decent looking coin. 63-64, I guess.
For $100-200, I don't think you'll particularly like a proof coin you pick up as much as a business strike. It looks like MS64RB, MS64RD, or even...
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