@buddy16cat, it’s got to be a lot clearer than that. I have taken some decent close-ups with an iPad.
I guess I have some catching up to do. Proof Morgan dollar [ATTACH] 1921 Peace Dollar [ATTACH] Low Relief Peace Dollar [ATTACH] Ike...
To tie things up, here is a photo of the 1864 Bronze Indian Cent. This is actually a minor, one year type coin. It does not have the "L" which was...
“L” is for Longacre who designed the Indian Cent. In mid 1864 James Longacre decided to redo the master hubs which were made to produce the...
Yes, the bust is pointed, you most probably have an 1864-L cent. In the old days, and probably now, the letter must show to qualify. It can be as...
This is one of the better dates in the series. Oddly enough it was one of the last coins I found when I put together a date set of Indian cents....
I collected the gold dollar set for a while. I completed the Type I and II sets. I started the Type III set, but soon saw that it was too...
The pickings at the shows are definitely lower. In the old days I could often buy coins for around the "bid" prices on the Greysheet. Nearly...
The Silver Three Cent Piece pretty much becomes uncollectable as business strikes starting with the 1863. The limited business strike mintages...
The 1881 Nickel Three Cent Piece was sort of a "last gasp" for this denomination. The mintage was 1,077,000 which was well over the amount for the...
They have me beat. My oldest dated coin is this Mary and Phillip shilling from 1555. [ATTACH]
Lucky you. You have a store. I would still like to be in the buying and selling business, but that would require setting up at shows which is...
Starting over at this point would be impossible. There are so many pieces which represented opportunities which won't come again in my lifetime...
My stock and bonds are ahead of my coins. Investments are “work.” Coins are pleasure.
Yes, my eyes have been great for coins, with respect to grading and eye appeal. I have also had over 65 years of experience and have learned a...
That stuff is into the metal, it's a deduction.
The 1796 didn't have much for rims to start with. That was one of the problems with the early U.S. coins. They didn't have rims to protect the...
This 1800 half dime is the best early U.S. coin I have in my collection, grade-wise. It's graded MS-64. It used to be one of the plate coins on...
I paid $90 for this when I was building a raw and certified set of Indian Cents. It is a semi-key date. The grade was EF-45. [ATTACH]
People have posted some circulated large cents asking for a opinions. Some people think I am too tough. Having just completed a date a set of...
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