Designer William Kneass and latter Christian Gobrecht had a lot of trouble with the Classic Head design. Gobrecht tinkered with the bust of...
The Classic Head type of gold (1834 to 1838 ($5) or 1839 ($2.50) is VERY hard to find in TRUE Mint State. Here's the only one I have. It is graded...
It might be better to start with Morgan Dollars than gold because there are more of them to examine. An isolated hit with no rub around it is a...
The 1893-S dollar is not rare by any means. When I was dealer in Florida one dealer made a specialty of them. He had 14 certified pieces which...
Never assume that you can "fix" a war nickel. That odd ball alloy of 56% copper, 35% silver and 9# manganese is not as stable as the 90% silver,...
The quality of Civil War tokens is all over the lot. Some of them are poorly made and primitive looking. [ATTACH] Others, like the "Good for...
According to my dime variety book by Davis, Logan, Lovejoy, McCloskey and Subject, the 1823 dime with large E's reverse, was used on two...
There is a lot going on the left of the eagle's beak. That does not look natural. Perhaps there was a big black spot there like the smaller ones...
The thing about collecting Fractional Currency is that it's still fairly inexpensive. Here's a quick overview. The first issue was called...
I have decided to put together a set of $2.50 gold coins from the 20th century. I have had a set of $2.50 Indians in a Capital Plastic holder for...
I spotted this 1832 dime at a show and purchased it. It wasn't cheap. Not long after I posted a picture of it elsewere, a collector who had been...
Back in the late 1980s, I put together a type set of Fractional Currency. The Union Government issued these notes during the Civil War to provide...
This variety with the "Good for a Scent" dog design has become super popular. When I was a dealer, you could get them for $125 to $150 in mostly...
I had no idea that Littleton Coin Company was that big. I have not had much to do with them. Somehow a dealer left a large number of Little...
I have a few of those pieces in better or sometimes lesser grades. None of the pieces I don't have are "on my radar." I picked the 1893-S dollar...
Here's a few political pieces which are always or almost always holed. These two pieces are listed with the Hard Times tokens. This is a rare one...
You really have a thing for holed coins. I only like holes in 19th century political where the hole was necessary to wear the piece to show either...
It’s an 1803 C-1, which is most common 1803 variety, an R-1. The diagnostic is the extra line on the fraction bar on the reverse.
You have an Uncirculated set. I have a double set, Proof and Uncirculated, in a wooden box as it came from the mint. I bought it the secondary...
I don’t recall the exact numbers for the 1999 base metal Proof set, but I know that the silver set went up to $325. I was tempted to sell, but I...
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