Theodore Roosevelt became president in 1901 following the assassination of William McKinley. Roosevelt was an activist president who put his stamp...
The "Happy Victory Day" post reminded me a group of medals that I have that were given to service men and women who participated in World War II....
Although these coins are not the same type, these 1798 dollars provide an example of the difference between VF-35 and EF-40, at least going by the...
Here is an 1868 U.S. Grant presidential campaign token that was in the Eric P. Newman collection. This piece is not listed in DeWitt catalog of...
Most U.S. coin collectors are aware that there is a Delaware commemorative half dollar in the U.S. series. In addition to that piece, there were a...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Most numismatists believe that the 1907 High Relief $20 gold piece is the most beautiful U.S. coin. This piece was the “pet...
I collect 19th century presidential campaign tokens. The candidates and their supporters issued these pieces before the Celluoid button was...
The Reeded Edge, Capped Bust half dollars were first pieces of that denomination that the Philadelphia Mint struck on a steam press. Some type...
Here is an example of the next generation of Pole to Cap cents, a 1795. This is a Sheldon 76b which is the most common variety in the series. The...
If you have been a collector for some years and have gone shopping at the local brick and mortar stores and shows, you have probably seen some low...
Early copper collectors regard this 1795 half cent as a "common variety," but I have never thought of any of the pre-1800 half cent as "common."...
There was a post in the "What's it Worth?" area of a modern reproduction of the Confederate Half Dollar. I promised to post a picture of the Scott...
With a mintage of only 1,520 and its status as a one year type coin, the 1913 Type I Nickel should be more expensive than it is. The trouble is it...
William Henry Harrison is best remembered for winning the Battle of Tippecanoe and the shortest presidency in the history of the United States....
If you look at the War Nickel section of the "Red Book," you will see a notation that "1944 nickels without a mint mark are counterfeits." This...
It truly amazes me that collectors take so little interest in the odd denominations these days. Despite the fact that coins like the half cent,...
It's time to dust off another of my old articles that I wrote for my local club. Here one about the 1848 CAL. $2.50 gold piece. [ATTACH]...
One of the huge problems that a struggling government faces is how to maintain the value of its paper money, especially when it is issuing too...
During the 1880s, the Philadelphia Mint produced some beautiful gold dollars. The mintages were generally low, and one result was that the dies...
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