Back in the 1950's and 60's a lot of older people who were still holding gold coins that they hadn't turned in in the 30's thought that they were...
One reason why so many of these set are seen without the $20 gold is because they were bought by collectors in the US and it was illegal in 1967...
There are two types of counterfeits Contemporary Counterfeits which were intended to circulate at the time, and Collector Counterfeits were were...
Very nice token, who cares what it would grade. It is in the Redbook in the half cent section, slipped right in where a regular issue 1837 half...
Considering they had presses capable of striking dollar sized coins which would require higher tonnages due to the larger size, I would think they...
According to the description in the subscription section of the Mint website the satin finish pieces in the mint set will be 95% copper and there...
You did about average on the Ikes with the exception of the 1973. I'm surprised no one else seems to have caught that one. The 1973 issues were...
It shouldn't be, but often the services will give a rare coin a "bump" to a grade higher than it really deserves based on detail. But they won't...
According to information on the subscription section of the Mint web site they will also be in the Mint Sets.
Every time this video is brought up people make comments about no gloves. They don't use gloves because it has been found that coins get dropped...
Buried Shield and V nickels often take on that very dark color. Since the three cent is the same alloy I would expect it to do the same. As far...
You mean like DCGS (Digital Coin Grading Service) did? Problem there is the slabs don't stack. Modern Coin Grading Service did solve that...
You might check with SEGS. For some recognized copies and restrikes with established histories of collectibility such as the Bolens copies they...
No the early presses were single die pair presses. They didn't start using dual and quad presses until later in the 20th century. The thought...
I thought they stopped selling those?
It is 1830's but I would say early 1830's probably 1833 or 1834.
Same place as all the other money they ever got, they spent it. "Hey look that's 100 million we don't have to spend on this anymore! OK, let's...
If you can get ahold of the earlier editions they are even better. I considered the Millennium Edition to be a disappointment. If you subscribe...
If they come with certification from ACCS they will almost certainly be genuine. Sear knows his stuff. As to the prices he wants I can have no...
There used to be such a service. After the ANA sold ANACS they started up ANAAB that only did authentications. But the service was so under...
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