Many years ago the Bowers and Merena Company marketed that set, composed of very high grade coins, as they put it, for $125. I set out to...
It looks like a slightly cloudy Cameo Proof. You never know if the TPGs will call them "Cameo" or not. The application of the term seems...
The bids on the 1921 Morgan Dollars seem to be increasing because of the anticipation for the 2021 version of the coin. Some of you, who are newer...
I agree with this. Hoards with a story behind them are cool. I have a fairly ugly Civil War token that was found behind the walls of an old...
The sharpness was probably EF when it was lost or put somewhere that moisture could get to it. Now it's corroded and in poor condition. You see...
Just because some neophytes on eBay get into a bidding over machine doubled coins does not make it a stable market. I will believe that it’s a...
It just shows how photos can give different spins on the grades. I went from half a point off, MS-64, to 1 and a half points off, MS-62. Believe...
The Liberty Head Eagles are easy if you stick to the early 1900s. The Indian Head is a bit tougher. The 1904 Liberty Double Eagle is the most...
If you go back to the very old quarter eagle types, 1796 to 1834, those coins are much tougher than the $5 and $10 coins. They are the real budget...
Here are a couple more. Here is a 1658 Cromwell shilling. By this time Cromwell was starting to think of himself as a sort of king who might...
Since I collect one or a few coins from each king or queen, with an emphasis on finding a gold piece, shillings are hit and miss with me. I do...
I got an email from the mint today that my set has been shipped. The first notice was on April 27. This message reached me on May 9. That means...
Yea, we can't tell you anything without photos. Do you want this for type, and are you attracted because of the rarity? Most collectors who get...
I think that I am safe in saying that most ancient coins have been cleaned or worked on to a point. The pieces that have not been messed with or...
The auction house should have mentioned what NGC said about the surfaces, smoothing. The slab is part of the item, and the comment about smoothing...
But the 19th century Philadelphia Mint could not strike well consistently without significant problems. Even this lovely specimen has a...
And I have only two people on my “ignore list.”
I will give them credit for responding to an email I sent them in a way that did not read like a form letter. Still they did not address the...
I only have a 1921-D Morgan Dollar in an “all mints” set. I will post photos tomorrow. Even this coin is genuine, it’s not a nice coin. It looks...
Proof type coins: 1883 No Cents [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 1883 No Cents "racketeer nickel” with a reeded edge. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 1909...
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