I have always liked the Phildelphia Sesquicentennial $2.50. A lot of dealers make the sign of the cross, like they are scaring off a vampire, when...
The issue price was $200, which was more than most families earned in 6 months. The $50 gold pieces were priced at $100 each, but when you bought...
You still might be able to get the PVC off without leaving too much of a mark. I did it with some very scarce Lincoln political tokens that I...
The three English kings who ruled from 1087 until 1154 made the worst coins in British history. William II was the son of William the Conqueror,...
Here are close-up of one NGC graded MS-65, Red. The difference is very subtle, but any experienced collector or dealer will note it. The coin...
NGC graded this one MS-65, Red. [ATTACH]
Here is a fundamental question. Why are cleaned or polished coins "bad?" Most collectors want their coins to be as close to the way they were...
Here's one of the boxes that housed the Pan-Pac sets. [ATTACH] Here's how it looks with "virtual coins" in it. I spent some time doing this when...
These are loads of them around, and they are always available for a price. Those prices have been getting lower in recent years because the market...
EF-AU sharpness, but it appears to have been polished. One of the skills that one needs to grade coins and spot problem pieces is to be able to...
Here is an 1893 Columbian half dollar and a leather pouch in which it was sold. It is my understanding that these pouches, which come in several...
Black is not a good color on a copper-nickel coin. It is the color of corrosion. This applied to the “thick, white cents” of the Civil War era,...
MS-65 before I saw the reveal. These coins coins consistently come nice. Low grade ones are unusual.
My perception was that they were very inconsistent. People upgraded coins from PCI grades to higher ones in PCGS holders. Other times their grades...
Reading that makes me think that the dealers who know that they are submitting problem coins do so without the Gold Shield. If that's true, PCGS...
To me this is a huge disappointment. If the grading companies have the technology and can detect this stuff, they should be doing for ALL of the...
This sums up what should be the proper advice for collectors who are getting into Internet buying. Unfortunately, with virus killing so many coin...
It appears to have AU sharpness, but the photo does not tell me anything about the remaining luster. It might also be a counterfeit. The out of...
Congratulations! When I was a dealer, I built a couple of Morgan sets for my customers. I know how much time and money that takes.
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