I likened the old True View pictures to photos they published in my high school yearbook. An unfortunate girl who had acne scars was airbrushed to...
"I disagree. This piece has the typical „creamy“ soughtafter Skin-appearance. Never touched for decades and with small nicks from maybe beeing...
This 1927 double eagle is graded PCGS MS-65, CAC. It has fewer marks that the piece in the OP. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Sorry, but I view this as an example of “grade-flation.” I was debating between MS-63+ and 64 and decided on 64. I have read that the grading on...
The pennies were all issued in Henry II's name. The experts distinguish them by the style of the crown. Here are three examples. Henry II...
"BU" is an old fashioned generic term that could used for any untoned coin that was Mint State. It could apply to anything from MS-60 to MS-64....
Technically this is a Commonwealth half groat. The Commonwealth period was the few years before Cromwell become the Lord Protector. Cromwell hoped...
I imagine that there were some British citizens who were not happy about how the American Revolution turned out.
They are definitely an interesting part of history. The odd part is, they are a lot cheaper than if you find the whole coin. I bought this Henry...
It's hard to lose a friend and a fellow numismatist. I remember Lenny Finn from my days in the Boston area. He was a middle class collector who...
Finding a 1952 cent in circulation doesn't seem like much until you consider the age. It's 72 years old. When I was a kid collector in the 1960s,...
Here are a couple of examples. These pieces were made to circulate in Ireland by William Wood, who also made the Rosa America pieces. Like many...
I received my package yesterday from Maine. I'm going to follow suit with the others and not open it until Christmas. [ATTACH]
Yes non collectors were driving the coin market during the 1979-80 period. They took prices to record levels. When they dropped out, the market...
I don’t view proxy bids like sniping. During the live bid process, the runner up can bid again. With snipping the lot closes, then the snip comes...
I see the logic in that comment, but in the case of the 1921 and 2021 Peace Dollars the original human touch was duplicated. Now we really do have...
No, these are coins from my collection. I created the side by side pictures less than 10 minutes ago.
My strategy is to map out the lots I want and then watch them. For most lots, most of the action is at the very end unless someone has made a...
Here are the two coins side by side. [ATTACH] If the mint made the 2021 the same way as they made the 2009 High Relief $20 gold pieces, there...
When counterfeiters make copies, they often slip up with the dentiles. The dentiles below the date bother me. The one with the circle in it below...
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