That 1795 cent looks suspicious to me. It looks like Chinese engineered distressed surfaces that I have seen on other examples of their “U.S....
If you find a Higley Copper, so long as it is identifiable, it will worth a lot. Most all of them are terrible. I had a chance buy one back in the...
Your odds of winning in Vegas are better than getting a genuine U.S. coin from a Chinese seller.
Fine sharpness, but it has been cleaned and has some nasty scratches. Both of those defects prevent it from receiving a straight grade. For...
It appears to be Mint State, but pictures are overly harsh.
That and the top of the eagle's wing are the first places that get a rub. It does not take much for it to happen. The incuse design seemed like a...
If you do not intend to sell the set for a while, I would leave it as it is because it seems that you really enjoy it the way it is. The only...
I agree, but the $5 Indian is actually a very scarce coin in strict Mint State, even for the common dates. The reason is the design, with the...
Both AU-53.
Except for the very early editions, old Blue Books generally do not have much value. Even the Red Books from that era are no worth that much...
Why would anybody in their right might want to collect coins from North Korea? It's one of the most rotten countries on the planet.
VG-8 I looked at the Fine-12 in a Heritage auction, and it is nicer than this coin. The “LIBERTY” is not a grading point because it’s very deep...
I my opinion, a lamination is only a good thing on common date modern coins where it is viewed as a mint error. As such it can add to the value,...
The total Grey Sheet bid total is $16,400. One coin is CAC’d which adds a little. Then there is a 20 to 25 premium if it really is an original set.
For a matched, original set, that seems low. Matched original sets are worth more than assembled sets made from buying individual coins. The 1859...
The cover article in the October 2020 Smithsonian magazine is a nice piece on the emperor Nero. It echoes the points that some of us have made...
I have the 1902 Edward VII “short set” plus the two pound gold piece in a slab. The 1911 is a tall order. I hope you find a nice one!
Yes, "We Polk'd 'em in '44 and we'll Pierce them 'em in '52." was a slogan from that race. The opposition had their slogans or "witty phrases"...
Yes, it's scary that so many of these counterfeits are on the market, and that the fakes are copies of common, not very expensive coins. That...
EBay is more interested in collecting fees, not combatting counterfeits. That's been true for many years. EBay mostly takes down counterfeit...
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