Each of the letters, numbers and stars that appear on the very early U.S. were punched into the die with individual tools. For that reason the...
I have been researching the denarii for these two and have not come to a conclusion. Perhaps those of you who have been collecting imperial Roman...
I have working on a collection of coins that feature British kings and queens from Alfred the Great to Queen Elizabeth II. Edward VIII poses a...
I get emails everyday from a couple of coin dealers who offer me expensive U.S. coins. It’s bad form to go after a dealer’s offerings while they...
Since others have posted parts of their type sets, I have decided to post my half dimes. I have been a huge fan of the early half dimes since I...
George Brinton McClellan is best remembered as one of the most prominent of the long of failed generals who commanded the Army of the Potomac...
The term “tribute penny” gets thrown around a lot with respect to the Tiberius Denarius pieces. Is there a true tribute penny variety, or can it...
The 1900 presidential election marked the second contest between William McKinley and William Jennings Bryan. Both men had new running mates....
The Early U.S. silver dollars have long been collector favorites. These large, impressive coins were one of the two flagship products (the $10...
I was trying to place an order with the U.S. this morning and was stopped by the requirement to accept "the terms and conditions." I could not...
I have been collecting the follii (?) of the caesars who served during the Diocletian era. I have noted that the weight and diameter of these...
This exhibit is Covet jinxed. I made it up for the Summer FUN only to have then canceled. Then I applied to show it this January only to have the...
Edward I, 1272 - 1307 We finished part 1 of this survey of the Plantagenet kings with the de-facto abdication of the feckless Henry III....
A coin dealer sent a package to me from Chicago on December 14 for a "two day delivery." I have now have a message that the package in Sioux City,...
The House of Plantagenet was the second family to rule England after William the Conqueror won control of the country in 1066. They ruled from...
John Marr (1831-1921) was an engraver and die sinker who produced Civil War tokens (CWTs) almost exclusively for Wisconsin businesses. He engraved...
I have been looking for an upgrade to my Low #1 Hard Times Token for a long time. I purchased my first one in the 1980s at a local coin show. It...
I just got a note from Bob Russell, who chairs the exhibits, that the January Winter FUN show as been canceled. It's the first time in 66 years...
Many people think of the Roman Empire as a country to existed for hundreds of years during the period before and after the birth of Christ. In...
I just received the two gold coin set commemorating the 400th anniversary of the voyage of The Mayfower. The coins are quite beautiful ......
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