I bought this set a couple of years ago. Since then, I have upgraded three of them. Most of these sets have sliders in them. The original group...
Probably counterfeit. The photos are too dark, but from what I can see, the dentals are uneven and weak. One of the rules all collectors should...
Here is my example. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] This ten cent note was part of the third series of Fractional Currency notes. If you are a purist, you...
[ATTACH] Aureus of Antonius Pius, Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P IMP II “Antoninus augustus pius father of his country (Pater Patriae)...
I just added this 1813 Military Guinea to my collection. It is in an NGC AU-58 holder. I have had a hard time getting a good picture of the...
I have a list of items I would like to acquire. For most most of them I can’t go to the local coin store and buy them. Ditto for the Internet and...
The design is similar, but the die work is very different. Here is a genuine example. "The devil is in the details." [ATTACH] Here is angle...
I agree. You don’t see these coins with wire rims.
This week’s Coin World had a very interesting article by David T. Alexander. It concerned an 1877 political medalet that was issued against former...
It's one of the most common Harding buttons. The Republicans also issued one in blue that was the same design. Once more, this is a "quick and...
The big scandal during the Harding years was the Teapot Dome affair. Harding's Secretary of the Interior, Albert Fall, leased Navy petroleum...
If you have not joined one of the PCGS introductory offers where you get some coins graded for free, you might try that. The threshold for getting...
Perhaps there are those who collect slab company products who are interested in these pieces, but this company left a lot of bad feelings among...
The buttons from the 1920 Harding - James Cox race for president are generally scarce to rare. Even that small Harding button cannot be called...
Except that time the bicycle taxis guy ripped us off on a short ride between hotels a few years ago.o_O
I can't wait! I have my exhibit ready to go.
Here is another Trans Mississippi note I bought yesterday. This one saw some use and was cross-cut canceled and re-issued. This is a T-18. [ATTACH]
Here's my piece. It was cracked out of an NGC slab before I bought it. I still have the slab label, which has a grade of "Ch VF, Strike 4, surface...
I went to the small paper money show that was held at the Florida Fairgrounds yesterday. Pierre Frike was that with his usual large stock of...
It is not a die variety; it is a die state. A die variety has features that were part of the die’s original design. A die state results from die...
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