It looks like we have a whole new set of counterfeits for an American series of coins. The 1874 is “off.” It’s the same general design, but the...
That shattered die variety is fairly common. What’s amazing is how the die stayed together long enough to produce so many copies.
No, there is not much you can do for it. This is not the worst 1877 cent I have seen. I met a guy who found one with a metal detector. He had...
This is the left over "webbing" from the strip from which 1943 steel cents were punched. Someone must have found these among some scrap metal at...
Off the top of my head, here goes with rounded numbers. The Bank of New York, which has a history that dates back to the late 1700s, probably...
I am giving a presentation at Summer FUN on collecting a year set of cents from 1793 to 2025. I am going to mention the 1787 dated Fugio Cent as...
I avoid "details coins" when I can. I have bought some pieces that probably would not grade raw. Here is a 1792 half disme with a hole. There are...
I bought this from JJ Teaparty when they had a street level store in Boston many years ago. It's an MS-64. Does anyone remember Bromfield Street?...
A Club Rays variety [ATTACH] A Mint State piece from the Bank of New York Hoard. [ATTACH]
Me too!
The gold coin has been worked over with jewler's polish and has no numismatic value. it's probably less than melt which is scrap. At the last...
Here is the piece in my Proof set. [ATTACH]
Some people use slab numbers to boost themselves on the registries without owning the coins. If no one tries to post the same serial number, they...
This satarical medalet was issued when George McClellan was running for Governor of New Jersey. The "gun boat" message was the McClellan preferred...
These Hard Times Token designs summed up the Whig attitude toward Andrew Jackson. These two pieces are common. I think that the second one might...
Dr. Robert Schuman, M.D. who wrote The True Hard Times Tokens said that slogan was connected to the French supporters of Louis-Philippe who...
This piece still has the original white color. Most of the Mint State copper-nickel Flying Eagle and Indian Cents I have seen have toning. The...
It took a while, but I finally received the lots I won in a recent StacksBowers auction. Three of lots where cents, which furthered my "one cent...
Most collectors have purchased the ANA Grading Guide or some other grading reference. Unlike The Red Book, there is no need to buy another grading...
It is called a “double dime.”
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