I guess if you really want a lot offered on eBay, you bid $10,000 for an item that is worth $2,500 and hope for the best. I'll pass. I actually...
So long as it’s made of gold, the first item does not matter. Even if the coins are genuine, they have been wrecked so badly by jewelry use that...
When was introduced, I paid a three high premiums and got burnt on two of them. CAC bailed me out of one of them. Today I only buy it if I like...
I know about that. When I was a dealer, other dealers asked me to place bids on their eBay lots. “If you win, don’t have to buy it,” was the line...
I that’s the way it works, I’m out. When you willing to bid thousands of dollars and get treated that way, it’s not worth the effort. @ddddd,...
On two occasions, I have been the high bidder when the clock ran down to zero. Then the lot is awarded to another bidder for more money with no...
It's great that you stayed with the hobby after you were cheated. To me, counterfeits are the worst of all. At least if you have something that is...
I enjoy the history and politics that surrounded the Morgan Dollar more than trying to collect the set. I started a date set a couple of times and...
I don't own it any longer. I sold it when I was a dealer to another dealer. Here's the one in my set now. You can like it or dislike it because it...
A few years ago a dealer had a gold dollar that both of us thought was a Proof. PCGS had graded it as an MS-65. The coin had my interest, but his...
It does not appear to have been damaged from a cleaning, but you can never be sure. I bought this piece many years, and later had it kicked back...
There is only one known die pair for the 1807 half cent. It is fairly common although the early die state, which shows dentils, is considered to...
Buying raw Trade Dollars is dangerous because of the counterfeit problem. The pictures provided here are not good enough to pass judgement on this...
It's hard to say because the white balance is off in the picture. At first, I was thinking that it was one of those gold plated racketeer nickels....
I am sure that the term "silver dollar" has been in use since the first gold dollars were issued in 1849. I image that it was in use before that,...
Looks like Chinese copy to me. If there is any silver it, it would be a change in policy for the Chinese counterfeiters. The date and the overall...
Yes, the thin, straight ones at the bottom and the right side are adjustment marks. The one I pointed out accounts for the “details” grade.
Here is a medalet that was issued after Grant's victory at Vicksburg, Mississippi on July 4, 1863. One could argue that this piece should be a...
Zachary Taylor was the first hero of the Mexican War. I have read that President James K. Polk replaced him with Winfield Scott because Taylor was...
Yes, you are correct in attributing it as a variety #3. I don't know of any special name for it because there are not a ton of early dime...
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