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The U.S. Mint has a legal monopoly on new U.S. coins, and they are charging monopoly prices. The citizens of this country pay taxes to support...
Here is an example of the spiked chin die variety soon after it became the spiked chin. Roger Cohen listed this as his die variety 1804 C-5. Note...
It has been my experience that 1804 is the most common date in the half cent series. There are 12 known die varieties. The best known is the...
Here's the one in my type set. It's graded MS-64 and is a really nice one for the grade. I bought this at the Lakeland, Florida coin show. It...
I know a dealer who is selling the issues which have no numismatic value who is selling them for 2% over spot. I bet the prices are a little lower...
I am going to break the rules and show this 1802 which is my type set coin. It's graded MS-63, Brown, CAC. [ATTACH] The Classic Head Large cents...
One thing that has really irked me about PCGS is that they have posted a very limited number of pictures of the coins they have graded. I think...
The 16 to 1 ratio for the prices between silver and gold is not an economic fact. It was a political slogan from 125+ years ago.
As a piece of advice, the green spot to the left of the “T” in “TRUST” on the obverse is a corrosion spot. That defect will prevent the coin from...
From what I have read, counterfeit British sovereigns are fairly common and even have some legitimacy. When the supply of sovereigns was running...
I would be nervous buying silver at the $90 an ounce price. Maybe this run up will continue, but the merry-go round is going to stop sometime. If...
The few times I have been to a pawn shop, on all but one occasion, the owner was as friendly as a junk yard dog. They are concerned that a...
A professional grader would assign the correct grade to the piece from the beginning. A greedy, unprofessional grader wants more money to give the...
It is a private issue so it does not qualify as a coin. It is a token. These pieces are an interesting piece of economic history. The first...
When John Reich became an assistant engraver at the mint, he added values to his designs starting in 1807 with the half dollar.
The half dime is half the weight and has a diameter of 16.5 mm versus 19 mm for the dime. The only silver coins with a value on the face of the...
I have been a "nut" about early half dimes since I was in high school. The trouble is I could not afford them. When I got my first job out of...
Years ago I owned a 1797, 16 star dime. I sold the piece when I bought an upgrade for the type. A few months ago I bid on a 1797, 16 star dime in...
No, I don't have a Bar Cent. I dabble with coins in 1780s; I'm not that much of a serious of a collector for that period.
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