Oh there are many stories, some true and some not. Some people made money at first - back then word didn't get around as quickly as it does today...
When a well known or even famous collection is sold it is almost a certainty that the coins will bring a premium over the current market just...
Yeah, but it's only 40 miles or so from the ocean. Close enough.
Uhhh, no. Until 1962 the 1903-O Morgan was the undisputed King of Morgan dollars. More rare by far than any other Morgan with maximum estimates of...
It doesn't matter who you are, what you do, or what you say - somebody somewhere will take issue with it. That's a cold hard fact of life. It IS...
Yeah, and since NGC is in Florida, the Philly mint and the West Point mint both being close to the shore as well, that must be it o_O Of course...
And near the rim, and around the head, to a lesser degree the date area. And it is logical to assume that it was previously in the left field area...
Kinda reminds me of the 1903-O Morgan. It's happened before, it'll happen again.
With more experience under your belt you'll get to recognize post mint damage when you see it. Stuff like what is on your coin is minor, but there...
No truth to that at all. PCGS even has an open reward of $25,000 (and has had for years) to the first person who can successfully show them how to...
Yes it is common to find them anywhere in the eastern US. As for where it and when it was minted, Spain, sometime in the 1720's.
Yes, it is. Coins change in the slab, that's a fact of life. Copper coins that were graded Red, turn Red Brown or even Brown. Bullion coins,...
The coin is a problem coin, with a double problem. The toning got to the point that it was harming the coin, that's the corrosion, and then...
Change :D Seriously, for the most part they just called them cut pieces. And the smaller denomination coins were rarely cut up because of most...
Ehhhh - the question is arguable. If you read contemporary text the terms piece of two or piece of four are never used, only pieces of eight is...
Not unusual for them to over-grade like that.
Based on the positioning of the legends I'm pretty sure that's a piece of a 2 reales, not an 8.
Afraid we need a pic before we can offer any judgement.
So ask your questions.
The question cannot be definitively answered without somebody who knows what they are doing seeing the coins in hand. That requirement would...
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