Coins have to be worth a lot of money these days to be worth the grading fee from an economic point of view. Some people don't care about that and...
The auction houses don't seem to pay much attention to NGC’s unfortunate policy toward copper coins. I could understand pulling back on red copper...
This one is graded PCGS MS-63. [ATTACH] I had wanted a Proof for a long time, but the asking prices were always too high. I bought this one a...
The name "Monitor" lays out what it was thought the ship's role would be. It was supposed to monitor the waterways around forts and harbors. The...
This sounds crazy, but I would rather have a high grade Chain AMERI. cent. The Chain cent is worth less, but it’s more important historically IMO.
Just a warning to those who think prices will increase forever. They might go back up again since China and central banks are engaged in this...
I've disliked auction prices for years. I've bid a ton of money during the past 30 days and have ended up with nothing. My bids were equal to or...
Thin plastic covers work just as well for me in the safe deposit box. The bigger the slab space becomes, the more expensive safe deposit box room...
I am a generalist who has tried to collect at least one coin from each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ? The denarius has been my coin of...
The double eagle was THE GOLD COIN for last of the 19th and the 20th centuries until 1933. I didn’t realize it until I added the numbers, but...
I think the “divot” to the right of the date might be the reason PCGS didn’t grade it higher. Without that it probably would have graded MS-66 or 67.
This is a Civil War token, and it took me a few minutes to find it again. The piece has been moved in the listings from New York City to Norwich,...
Here is a variety set of CWT Monitor tokens. There are more than these. I set these pieces aside over time when I was a dealer. The first Monitors...
Yes, that was my attitude. When I was lacking the 1796-7 half dollar, a dealer had one in Poor condition that had been holed and polished. He...
Here are two of the first American Seated type coins. When I was kid in the 1960s, the No Stars Seated Half Dime was the coin no one wanted. The...
This is graded PCGS MS-64, CAC. [ATTACH] Here's another. It's a "Lesher dollar." Lesher tried to circulate these in Colorado, Victor to be...
For me it's aesthetics hands down. I have bought a very small number of ugly coins to fill a hole. I have nothing against attractive circulated...
I have wanted a really nice example of the Capped Bust Half Dime since I was in high school. The guys at Gimbels told me "That's a tough type in...
This one is graded MS-66 [ATTACH] Here is my Nickel Three Cent piece. This is not one of my favorite types. [ATTACH] I sold this one after I...
The 1854 $3 gold is a minor type. The word "DOLLARS" is small on that issue than in subsequent years. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] A few years ago I...
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