Here is my Clodius Albinus denarius and the notations from my notebook. [ATTACH] Denarius of Clodius Albinus as caesar, Obverse: D CLOD SEPT...
Historically, buying the vast majority of these coins from the mint has been a losers game. You would have lost money on a lot of them. A better...
Even at a small medium sized show, like the one in Lakeland, Florida, there were a couple of dealer who had a decent inventory of the modern...
Sorry. I see it’s the date that is ‘65. The copper-nickel alloy is very durable. These coins last much longer than the old silver alloy. The...
They don’t look like MS-65 coins to me. There is wear and the mint luster is broken.
There are dealers at the major shows, like Baltimore, who stock these coins regularly. I am not a fan of certified pieces. Unless you are looking...
I don't think that the 1942 Proof War Nickel has to be part of the set. It's a special issue that was made for collectors, not circulation.
I am an early die state collector, but look at those who prefer cuds and die breaks, and will see other opinions.
One of the problems was they were rolling out the copper sheets in Dedham, Massachusetts and sending them to Boston to made into coins. Dedham is...
The Massachusetts half cent and cent were the best made of the state coinage during the pre-constitutional period. The trouble was when the...
I put together an almost complete type set of fractional currency in the late 1980s. The 50 Postal Currency was the perforated edges was one of...
Yes, you see that on 19th century U.S. coins. I see it most often on Bust half dollars, but that’s probably because I look at them more. It’s the...
Thank you for an interesting and informative post, @MIGuy. I have never included one of these coins on my list, but I will consider it now. Like...
I will freely admit that I have no experience with cleaning ancient coins, but when I see a piece with two layers of surfaces, I would get very...
The trouble is the costs of shipping and certification are now very high. If these guys are “making” the set sets fresh, their gross margins are...
It appears to be a really nice set. I bought one these sets about a year ago. They were all Mint State, which more than I can say for some these...
The Indiana Primitives are scarce, but the other varieties are all common, unless you want the off-metals. The trouble is demand, especially for...
Think about it. If the 2x2 was incused on the coin, it has to be raised on the die. That is really the only way it could be ground off the die...
I really like the Statue of Liberty half dollar. The coin is common as dirt, but I think that the design is really great. It's odd, but the best...
Here's the first "old coin" I purchased when I was about 10 years old. I screwed it up by cleaning it. It looked a little better than, but it was...
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