Alexander Hamilton also thought that the small coin would benefit the poor. It would allow them to buy smaller quantities that could fit their...
Here are the two later Roman coins that were similar to the denarius. Argenteus, Maximian I [ATTACH] Siliqua, Julian II [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The 1808 half cent is slightly scarce in VF-20 and below. It quite to very scarce in the high grades. The standard procedure for the 19th...
If I were writing the auction catalog for those two coins, I'd call the first "ugly" and the second one "hideous."
Sorry, that is not true. The 19th century equivalents of the “hyperbaric chamber” were the U.S. mint bags which housed Morgan Dollars deep in...
The half cent is answer is easy. The coin was never popular, and as evidenced by the high grades seen for the last type, the Braided Hair, the...
Since I am not a VAM collector, this piece looks like a cull 1878-S dollar to me. The legends are weak, and the highest parts of the design have...
The siliqua was another attempt to bring back a quality silver coin in the 4th century.
I understand that some of the packaging was overboard. Some of the wooden boxes were unnecessary because a lot of those items ended up in slabs....
I remember when the price of those medals was $1 each. I have a set of them from Washington to Trump. I have purchased the later pieces as single...
The Romans debased their coins over time which went hand in hand with price inflation. The antoninianus, which was worth two denarii, replaced it....
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] This one came from the Dan Holmes collection. He was a one time president of the Early American Coppers Club. He built an...
The mint has restricted the mintage of the American Silver Eagle (ASE) so that now the price is 67% over melt. These coins were supposed to be a...
I wish all of these things could be melted. I hear "undercurrents" at the shows when one is available from buyers who want the things. I wish they...
Non PVC flips work quite well for raw coins, and the storage issue is a big plus. Slabs take up a lot of room in a safe deposit box. The worst...
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It looks like a fun project. Maps like this were very popular when the State Quarter series was being issued. I saw a number of varieties of them.
I never got into the FBL thing. I was happy if all of the coins in the set were Uncirculated. I guess the 1953-S is the big one for FBL? Some...
You would be surprised how much dealers want for those circulated sets at the shows. I don't understand it because if you are willing to pay that...
This is by far the most I ever spent on an old ANACS slab. This $10 gold piece is very scarce minor type coin that was issued in 1838 and for part...
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