Massachusetts Oak Tree Shilling, cira 1660 to 1667. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here is the oldest one I have in Mint State, a Virginia Half Penny. This...
I am 90% sure that it is a copy of the original. The problem is that the “HALF CENT” area of the piece is too flat to be real. Frequently copies...
The five pound is a PCGS graded Pr-64, Ultra Cameo. I spotted it on a dealer’s site and further checked it out on the PCGS verification page....
Nothing is "priceless." Everything can have a price, if it is offered for sale. "Coinfacts" estimates that there are 7, 1943 bronze cents, and I...
New collectors should consider this market pattern for new coins before they get caught up in the frenzy. I know about the “I have to have now!”...
For example ... in the early 1980s, I sold a 1973-S silver Proof Ike Dollar for $175 when Grey Sheet bid was $250. About a year ago I sold one...
The piece looks “modern” to me. I am no expert, but if I were a perspective buyer, I would pass. My experience is limited to 60+ years with U.S....
This is a common price pattern for modern coins. They are hot when first discovered, but then settle back into obscurity after the promotion is...
I agree with you. The color is not original, which will limit the ultimate auction price.
I have posted them in another string of messages.
I believe that the coin has been artificially retoned and was probably cleaned which prompted that action. Here is a raw piece that is in my...
The 1937 George VI coronation four piece gold set contains a half sovereign, sovereign, two sovereign and five sovereign coins. These were the...
I agree with you about the green label holders although you can't blindly use that as an indicator for a properly graded coin. There are some...
They are really pathetic holders. They only thing they have going for them is that there was a period when the grading ultra conservative, which...
With the possible exception of Proof coin planchets, many flans have small marks on them before the coin was struck. In the vast majority of...
MS-64 It looks similar to the one I have with white surfaces. The toning hides the small marks, which is why one must be careful in grading toned...
These coins are not as expensive as you might think, especially in a “details” holder. I voted $100 to $200 thousand and think that it will be on...
You could call the time from 1782 to 1789 “the Confederation Period,” but that would confuse too many people. But, no, calling it “colonial” is...
Back in the 1780s, after we won our independence, it seemed like you could circulate most any copper so long as it was round, brown and had a head...
Half cents from this era usually come in fairly high grades. It’s rare to see one in less than Choice VF unless it’s damaged. By this time the...
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