Compared to the total revenue the Federal Government received, the profits from numismatic coins is small, almost insignificant. That was why the...
It looks like it’s been smoothed. There are no scratches evident. That is highly unlikely for this coin in that grade. The “LIBERTY” is the last...
It doesn’t matter to me. A good piece of history trumps rarity for me. A the Chain cent is rare enough. I just got done submitting “credible...
The main things slabs do are to give a big boost to determining a value. They also provide a large measure toward authentication. Counterfiets...
I think the ship you saw in Baltimore or the Chesapeake Bay was the Constellation. It was thought to be the sister ship to the USS Constitution...
Coins have to be worth a lot of money these days to be worth the grading fee from an economic point of view. Some people don't care about that and...
The auction houses don't seem to pay much attention to NGC’s unfortunate policy toward copper coins. I could understand pulling back on red copper...
This one is graded PCGS MS-63. [ATTACH] I had wanted a Proof for a long time, but the asking prices were always too high. I bought this one a...
The name "Monitor" lays out what it was thought the ship's role would be. It was supposed to monitor the waterways around forts and harbors. The...
This sounds crazy, but I would rather have a high grade Chain AMERI. cent. The Chain cent is worth less, but it’s more important historically IMO.
Just a warning to those who think prices will increase forever. They might go back up again since China and central banks are engaged in this...
I've disliked auction prices for years. I've bid a ton of money during the past 30 days and have ended up with nothing. My bids were equal to or...
Thin plastic covers work just as well for me in the safe deposit box. The bigger the slab space becomes, the more expensive safe deposit box room...
I am a generalist who has tried to collect at least one coin from each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ? The denarius has been my coin of...
The double eagle was THE GOLD COIN for last of the 19th and the 20th centuries until 1933. I didn’t realize it until I added the numbers, but...
I think the “divot” to the right of the date might be the reason PCGS didn’t grade it higher. Without that it probably would have graded MS-66 or 67.
This is a Civil War token, and it took me a few minutes to find it again. The piece has been moved in the listings from New York City to Norwich,...
Here is a variety set of CWT Monitor tokens. There are more than these. I set these pieces aside over time when I was a dealer. The first Monitors...
Yes, that was my attitude. When I was lacking the 1796-7 half dollar, a dealer had one in Poor condition that had been holed and polished. He...
Here are two of the first American Seated type coins. When I was kid in the 1960s, the No Stars Seated Half Dime was the coin no one wanted. The...
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