1950 and 1951 silver Proofs tend to look frosty. It is has been my experience that the 1952 coins are much brighter because the dies were heavily...
Yes, but not if it goes bad in the holder. NGC will now only guarantee copper coins for ten years. After that time you have to have them graded...
According to some people, these steel cents will all turn "into pumpkins" eventually because the zinc coating is unstable.
Yes, that Henry VII coin was a bit expensive. I probably over paid for it, which I have done consistently in recent years although the coin makes...
Here is a certified 1943 Steel in MS-66. In this grade, they are not super expensive, only about $20 or $25 if someone has "bit the bullet" on the...
I have collected it all, but I prefer the older American coins, especially from 1792 to 1807.
My second set of photos were not “juiced” I will assure you. Both pictures are the way the coin looks in hand.
Although there is not great deal of value there, the answer is YES. It would look really bad now and worse later. The zinc plating is part of what...
Here is my most dramatic example of a color change because of the angle. Kind of blah ... [ATTACH] But at a different angle ... [ATTACH]...
Since I was a business major a college, my history studies were limited to 1600 and up. I probably should have said 1500 in my post since I view...
I would say that it runs from the fall of the Roman Empire to about 1500 to 1600 depending upon where you were in the world. *Revised to move...
What we see today is far from unprecedented. My collecting experience goes back to the Imperial Romans. The denarius was a thick silver coin...
And given the fact that the Chinese have done nothing to curb the export of counterfeit U.S. coins to our country, I will leave those gains on the...
Tiberius' neck appears to be a bit shorter, and his face looks to be more compact and younger. The neck issue might be because the dies ran off...
The term “tribute penny” gets thrown around a lot with respect to the Tiberius Denarius pieces. Is there a true tribute penny variety, or can it...
The early mint frequently made dies with the first two or three numbers in the date entered and added the last one or two digits when the die went...
The grading question is tricky. Remember that grading is an opinion, and opinions differ. Therefore trying to get compensation for grading is the...
Yes, these are World War II ration tokens. They also came in blue. Some people collect them by the letters that appear on either side of the “1.”...
The bright spot behind Lafayette on the reverse is a problem too. It looks like someone tried to scrape a spot in that location. Many Lafayette...
Business strike. I don't see the sharpness that one would expect from a Proof. Here are a couple of examples. 1895 Proof Quarter [ATTACH]...
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