I just acquired this one a few days ago. It completes my type set of southern gold. [ATTACH]
The Panic of 1837 began soon after President Martin Van Buren took the Oath of Office on March 4, 1837. It would last until 1842 and could...
I don't have one from when he was alive with Julius Caesar's portrait on it. This one was struck about 11 months after he was assassinated....
One hundred and sixty one years ago navel tactics were changed forever. Two iron clads, the Northern Monitor and the Southern Merrimack, A.K.A....
Richard II coins are quite scarce, especially in attractive condition. This half penny is actually above average. [ATTACH] Recently I upgraded...
As I get closer to acquiring a coin from each of the British kings on my list, I have gone back and upgraded a few pieces. Richard III ruled for...
One of my big purchases at the Winter FUN Show was this Feuchtwanger three cent piece that features "the defiant eagle." [ATTACH] This one of...
I purchased this Andrew Johnson Indian peace medal in copper at the recent FUN show. I like to purchase 19th century presidential medals when I...
I went to the Winter FUN show with a fairly open want list. I had my usual list, but nothing was standing out on it. Ultimately I ended up buying...
I received a National Geographic publication, “Hidden London, Digging Through the City’s Buried Past” for Christmas. On page 39, it cited “Roman...
I had thought about buying an example of this minor, and not often recognized gold type coin for a while. This piece represents an interesting...
I just received this coin from a London dealer. It is Richard II grote or four pence piece. All of these coins were struck at the Tower of London...
"We all have our hobbies!" [ATTACH]
I have trying to read more on my British hammered coins. This is quite a task because many of them have mushy or missing letters that impossible...
Fuld 132 and 132A Fuld 132 and 132A are quite similar. The dies were made by Rudolph P. Laubenheimer. Laubenheimer came to America in 1854. After...
Fuld 129 [ATTACH] The Fuld book lists many varieties of this Lincoln piece, all of them rare. This example was an extra special piece for 19th...
This is a first a series of posts about these interesting Lincoln pieces. The 1864 presidential election was one of the most...
Of all of the heroes who emerged from the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln continues to be the leader who is most admired. Although Grant and Sherman...
I wrote this article for my local club. I thought that some of you might enjoy it. I am going to cut it up into a few parts. When the...
I saw this piece at the Summer FUN show and really liked it. The trouble is the price was really high, in part because it's the finest known...
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