G-VG sharpness, but cleaned. Sorry.
Collectors only looked at dates until the mid 1890s. There was an article by a man named Heath who got the mint mark thing started then. If you...
Most of the stuff that sells cheap is stuff most collectors don't want or will only buy at a discount. I don't know how it is now, but when I was...
I see a rim dent between “AM” in “AMERICAN” on the reverse. But overall the coin is remarkable. Still, at $127,000, it should be remarkable.
I have never thought much about removing smoke smells from coins. The only time I remember someone sniffing a coin was when an exonumia dealer...
Here is a genuine example of the "spade guinea." There is a note in the Spink British coin guide that one should be aware of counterfeits dated...
I collect by Roman emperor, starting with Julius Caesar, who was actually a dictator, not an emperor. I maintain a notebook which contains...
This little book for Whitman might help you get started. It provides an overview of Greek and Roman imperial coins. It lists for $14.95. I had a...
What did you want to find? Perhaps I could give you some guidance as to which dealers might have it. I have been going to big shows since the...
Here is a siiqua of Valens. [ATTACH] D N VALENS P F AVG “Our lord Valens, patriotic and dutiful Augustus” VRUS ROMA “City of Rome.” Roma seated...
Yes, there are some "nice looking" struck copies of the Massachusetts copper. The "trouble" with them is that they look too good, thank goodness....
I bought this one for $100 raw back in the mid 1980s. NGC called it "EF-45," which it isn't, but it does have good color and surfaces. This is the...
Going by the photos, the NGC graded coin looks dark and rough. I would not want it. The PCGS coin looks much better, but that based upon a...
I would to find a nice piece of gun money, but the one time I saw a couple, the auction minimum seemed high. The pieces didn’t sell.
The pictures are not that clear, but it does not look like a lamination error to me. It looks more like a stain or a foreign substance.
I had one copy of the Spadone book when I was in junior high school or high school. The only thing I remember about it was that he said that Gem...
Here's another Poke piece I acquired out of the Heritage DeWitt sale. I was determined to get this because it is very frank about Polk's goal to...
The OP is a large date.
It's the year, it's a tie between three coins, the 1838-C quarter eagle and the 1838-C and 1838-D half eagles. According to my Internet search,...
This coin is a sovereign, but it has the same obverse design. [ATTACH]
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