Everyone in my generation and before was self-trained. I learned to grade first from the old Brown and Dunn books, Phototgrade and the school of...
If you want to discuss strike issues, here is a well-known example. For those you know the Classic Head $2.50 series well I apologize because this...
Although the Dahlonega Mint did issue some poorly struck coins, they also made some very well made coins as well. Their first coin, the 1838-D...
I am not sure of what you goals are. According to “Coin Facts,” the 1857-S gold dollar is scarce with 130 survivors. I know it’s fun to have...
Library of Coins made a better, sturdier product than Whitman in many ways. The only drawback was that sometimes the holes for early coins often...
Okay, never mind. I’ll ignore you when you ask for grades. I have never understood the system where you grade with a microscope. Microscopes are...
I cannot answer your question until you post pictures of the entire coin. I use a different system of grading which involves the whole coin.
They graded it AU. In my searches on the Internet, that's most sharply struck example I have seen although there are higher grade ones.
Gordian III's grandfather, Gordian I, who was almost 80 years old when he become emperor for a short time. He committed suicide when he heard that...
PCGS is really getting desperate if this is really true.
Copper-nickel coins that are black are corroded. If you like the look, you should pay deep discounts for these coins because you will get paid a...
Most collectors disagree with you, and so do virtually all dealers. If you want to lower the value of your circulated coins, clean or dip them....
Toning is part of a circulated coin. Removing it almost aways makes it less valuable. My advice DON’t DIP IT!
Corrosion on copper-nickel coins is often black, but it can also be tan or brown.
Here is an 1878-S eight tail feathers Morgan Dollar. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Sadly, you can't just buy Morgan Dollars with total confidence any...
These World War I and II items are not very expensive. I think that I have about $200 in the whole the collection. Naturally the World War I item...
That is perfectly normal. The Lincoln Memorial statue has always been visible on the reverse of the Lincoln Memorial Cent.
Some Morgan Dollars had eight tail feathers in 1878. Part way through the year, the design was modified to seven tail feathers. There are coins...
Here is a World War I service medal. James Frazer, the artist who designed the Buffalo Nickel designed this piece. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here are a few genuine World War II service medals. American theater [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Asia [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Europe [ATTACH]...
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