I was not aware that the MacArthur coin was ever "hot." People tried to capitalize on the low mintage for the Uncirculated variety.
1804 half cents do not have wire rims. Sorry, it's a counterfeit. It also has the "Chinese toning look." Sometime they put so bright green...
The only problem I had with the "last chance" buys from the mint was that I ended up with a not so nice coin. I bought this MacArthur Unc. $5...
The planchet roughness can keep one from being an MS-67.
MS-64. The reed mark on Booker T's face, the minor mark on his cheek bone plus the usual rough planchet marks on his chin make this an MS-64.
All of the Massachusetts silver coinage, except the NE coinage and the small planchet Pine Tree shillings, were made on a rocker press. That's why...
One million dollars. :troll::wacky::blackalien:
Here is a picture I took of Burnside's Bridge. I still with the coin in my hand to catch the right angle. The designer, William Marks Simpson,...
Would rather that they tell you that it's a unique quality Gem branch mint Proof so that you could embarrass yourself at the coin store? Sometimes...
Some people said he held back his forces to help the South. He had no respect for Lincoln. He called him "the original gorilla.” On one occasion...
The story about the house collapse has been told in The Civil War Token Journal. I would have to scratch around to find it again since I think...
Most collectors only have so much money. Why collect something you dislike? Completeness is only one aspect of collecting. I collect 19th century...
George Brinton McClellan is best remembered as one of the most prominent of the long of failed generals who commanded the Army of the Potomac...
For $30 apiece, you did okay in the current market. I would grade the 1879 MS-61. The cheek has a lot of marks. The 1887 is MS-62, maybe 63. The...
If you store you coins in confined space, like a safe deposit box, I would avoid them The sulfur gets in the limited amount of air which can...
Heritage and Stacks prices realized include the buyers' fee but exclude shipping, handling and sales tax.
I think that it is a cast copy. I was looking for environmental damage, but the roughness and lack of sharpness, especially on the reverse, seals...
Yep, “super condition” direct from China.
The issue I hear from collectors, who are real novices, is counterfeits and reproductions. I see copies of ancient coins during my surfs on the...
The 25 cent fractional note is post Civil War. It’s from the 1870s.
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