I view the the 1794, Head of '94 cents to be quite elegant looking coins, given that they were worth just a cent.
This is a common date that was issued after the Proof only 1895 dollars. It's long been a favorite date of mine because of its connection to the...
Here is the largest fin I have ever seen on a coin, token or medal. This is one of those fancy Civil War tokens that were was made for collectors....
Most people here try to give good advice and save the person who posts some money. It’s got nothing to do with “respect.” Here is a piece of...
The pictures are over exposed, which makes it hard to grade. Still I see too many marks on Lincoln's coat regardless of what the rest of coin is....
So I have heard.
Thank you @Paddy54! My wife’s issue is with after she gets into the city. She used to into many parts of it. She used to take the Charm bus and...
Civil War era Indian Cents. 1861 This was once considered to be the "key date" among the copper-nickel cents because its mintage. [ATTACH] 1862...
Silver is chemically less reactive that copper-nickel, but copper-nickel is harder. Silver fares better in the ground, but copper-nickel lasts...
I used to love Indian Cents. My main goal was to complete a conventional set (no minor varieties, there are no books on them anyway back then)...
I have probably attended my last Baltimore show. My wife is very concerned about crime in the city, and flying is a bear these days.
Third row down, fifth one from the left.
Here a set that I bought a year or so ago. I have since upgraded three of the pieces that came in it. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] One of them which I...
It has not been cleaned, but it's also not quite Mint State.
As a long time collector, I can understand the fascination with 58 year old coins. When I was young collector in the mid 1960s, finding a 58 year...
A word about Proof coins and albums. The only reason to pull a Proof Silver Eagle out of its mint packaging a putting it into an album is to...
The mint or the Federal Government gave the silver and gold eagles face values despite the fact that those numbers have nothing to do with the...
The story was this Caesar / Anthony coin was made by a military mint when Anthony was on the run from the Senate's army. My research on the coin...
One of late emperors and my second solidus. [ATTACH]
I don't have one from when he was alive with Julius Caesar's portrait on it. This one was struck about 11 months after he was assassinated....
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