“MCMXV” 1915
Holding coin shows in cities like Philadelphia and New York is impossible. For example, if you are a dealer, if a light bulb burned out at your...
Here's the only real pattern I own. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I have a 1792 half disme and an 1836 Gobrecht Dollar, but I don't view either of those...
Since I view everything dated after 1900 as "modern." Net mintage, 483.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Yes, tell me about it. They body bagged this S-139 too, but graded it for someone else after I sold it. This was a condition census piece when I...
Flash! PCGS and NGC merged ... in China. The new slabs have PCGS labels and NGC holders! :chicken: Stay turned for further announcements....
Grading these coins is a bear because you have to go by the surfaces, especially on the obverse where the portrait lacks design details. One of...
I'll try to clear this up a bit. Here is one of the Scott Restrike Confederate half dollars. The mintage was supposed to be 500. There is...
Look at the end of the serial number, “4-16-1865.”
I used to go to many coin shows, local, regional and national. I went though a lot of coins. I also got to know the dealers who had the type of...
I disagree. All dealers need to make a mark-up on the items they sell to say in business. If that is your "fee," I agree. The problem is with...
The Niagara Falls token is an example of a single merchant town. In other words, there was only one merchant who issued a CWT from there. The code...
Cheep holders like folders have sulfur and other chemicals in them. They also pose the “coin cam fall out problem.” I have no idea how you could...
The 1837 is graded MS-64. The 1838 is graded MS-62 and a bit of a slider. The 1837 was struck with a different reverse than the 1838. The 1837...
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