Whenever someone asks if you have any regrets about the purchases you didn't make, my answer for the last decade has been that I passed on an 1801...
Sorry, but I really don't care for that one. It does not have the surface that I would expect on a 1936 Proof quarter. It looks more shiny than...
Could it be because bronze is made of 95% copper and 5% tin and zinc. Maybe this coin got more than its share of the tin and zinc.
Two Cent Pieces can come with "delicate strikes" although that often happened at the end of series. Here is an 1870 that is not a great strike,...
You post some pictures here to get some advice before you go.
A "vampire note" issued during Germany's hyperinflation period in the 1920s. It was subtle comment on what the Treaty of Versailles was doing to...
The 1901 McKinley inaugural medal was the first piece of its kind in the modern era. Prior to then, the official inaugural medals had been...
Given the current price of gold, which is currently $2,269.30 an ounce, a 1 ounce K-rand is worth a lot more than $1,000.
From what I've seen of some fakes, they were only plated and not very well. Here's a fake Proof ASE. The plating was disappearing when I saw it...
We can't tell you anything without pictures or links to Ebay offerings. I don't click on many links because of problems with malware. I've spent a...
My only shipwreck salaged coin. I have owned others, but sold them. From a well protected pile on the SS Central America. [ATTACH] I have many...
A piece of copper, an 1839 "Booby Head" large cent. [ATTACH] An 1839 Dahlonega Mint quarter eagle. [ATTACH] You guys are starting to get...
Wow! I can play in this game! Here is a 1771 British farthing. [ATTACH]
I had been looking for one these pieces for a while as part of my "George III crisis coinage collection." The Tower of London Mint made half...
Here is only really old Maundy piece I have, an 1800 penny. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I bought it because of its connection to this piece. [ATTACH]...
I find it odd, but I have net seen that many Elizabeth II Maundy Sets offered at the shows. I ran into a dealer at the most recent Winter FUN show...
Today is Maundy Thursday. Collectors of British coins are familiar with the coins that the King of England gives out on this day. I don't have...
When I was dealer, I had trouble finding a "SPOOT" CWT without problems. I only handled one no problem piece out of the thousands of Civil War...
Did you know that the company who owned the Hudson Automobile Company also owned the Hudson Department Store Chain? I have a lot of tokens. Here...
That is a great idea. I have never thought of doing that. The only dates I have looked for have been my own, 1949 (No Proof set sadly) and 1883...
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