Really? I don’t see him as being any worse than most of those who preceded him. Sure, he killed or had killed his predecessor and his family,...
It is quite nice and a bit better than the one I have. I am a bit surprised that your first purchase would be that expensive. You probably paid...
Fractional currency, fourth issue, 50 cent note [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here is the medal by Victor David Brenner that inspired the Lincoln Cent. [ATTACH]
Here are three Lincoln campaign items. This piece was from his 1860 presidential campaign. The die sinker didn't get his name right and called...
Offering like this are part of what gives coin sellers a bad name. Of course it’s partially the buyers’ fault for not doing the research,...
There is actually at least just as much stuff to collect as coins because anybody can make buttons, tokens and other stuff in what is really an...
These days, both of the coins I displayed are graded EF by both services. When I bought the piece with the adjustment marks as a VF.
Heritage has about the same thing on political items. They have a 25% buyers’ fee plus you state sales tax, which for me is 8.5%. That works out...
The Blue Book was the wholesale guide so you probably could not have the coins at those prices from a dealer. I can remember I was a kid seeing...
This is the closest thing I have ever owned to the OP piece. It's by the same hand. I had it certified and sold it when I was a dealer. The coin...
I'd love to go, but it's too risky for us "old codgers." I am getting the second shot this weekend.
But to put things in perspective, if you daddy made $10,000 a year, that was "big money." Now it's less than the poverty level.
Here are some new pictures of the coin. I had to use a different camera yesterday because my desk top computer was in the shop. Now it's back. The...
Make sure you are fussy about the MS-65 graded pieces. This was a long time ago, but when I was dealer, the common date MS-65 walker market took a...
I just did. I guess there are always people who chase fire truck and ambulances hoping they will get to see a disaster.
When I was kid in the mid to late 1950s, you got into a movie for 15 cents. The adults paid a quarter. A Coke at the movie theater was a dime and...
It has been rare for a WINNING candidate to lose his own state, but it's happened quite frequently for a loser to also lose his home state. Yes,...
Believe or not, that Eisenhower pin is not all that expensive. The trick is finding one. No one knew what Eisenhower's political opinions were in...
Ribbons and medals are at the periphery of our hobby. Most collectors are much more interested in coins than medals, and collectors who like...
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