Don't try to put any logic into the thought processes of people who collect modern coins from the mint. There is none. Those 2021 "CC Morgan...
Yes, this one of the reasons why I only buy one or two new mint items per year, and usually those items are something no one else wants, like the...
Here is an example of collecting Civil War tokens by topic. Here are the obverses for all of the Monitor varieties by the Patriotic token Fuld die...
I'll save you some money. VG details, post mint damage. Do you really need to get it in a plastic holder. A collector who is doing a lower...
You might be right ... aluminum paint. My father used to paint the roofs of his chicken houses with it in the 1950s to reflect the sun.
I had infinite patience and could put up with all the guff you get in auctions, I would collect the 19th century "mahogany finish" medals, which...
Those appear to be from re-worked dies that yield decent strikes. They are not the same as the medals in the album shown above. Those designs were...
The $20 price is ridiculous. I don’t know if they are still selling older ones, but if they are, a number need to be refurbished. The dies are...
The U.S. declared war on Germany in April of 1917. That prompted Herman MacNeil to re-design his Standing Liberty Quarter. Ms. Liberty changed her...
Here's the piece in my emperors set. [ATTACH] Antoninianus of Gallienus, Obverse: GALLIENVS AVG “Gallienus augustus.” Reverse: MARS VICTOR...
The biggest coin trade I ever made was a Choice Mint State 1907 $10 gold piece for an 1802 half cent. In the long run, I get the better end of the...
The mint is still selling medals for this album. Now they are doing a medal for each term a president served, which they didn't used to do. That...
I don't see anything but wear and circulation damage.
Fine - VF 15 or 20.
Here are photos of a counterfeit 1955 Doubled Die Cent, from my virtual "black cabinet collection." This file contains pictures of counterfeits...
The last piece you posted looks to be genuine, and I would grade it EF. The Grey Sheet number is $1,150, but that is for a certified piece. It...
Pieces graded AU-58 are priced at $1,550 on the Grey Sheet. You can expect to a bit more than that, but no where near the numbers you quoted. An...
If the “old man” was from New England, it would not be unusual for him to have more than one of these coins if he was collecting in the mid to...
The story stem from Union general John Dix. After the Union took New Orleans, Dix issued a order to shoot any man who tried to tear down the Union...
The late John J. Pittman had a lot of them. Some of gold sets were impaired, but he had them. I saw some of them in an exhibit he was showing, and...
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