Over the years I found the grading on the 1907 No Periods $10 gold to wildly inconsistent. The big problem is that the coin was softly struck, and...
1861-O Half Dollar [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 1863 Proof Quarter [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 1862 Proof Silver Dollar [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] The 1982 Seven Piece Set By 1982 the price of copper had reached the point where it cost the mint system more than one cent to...
Photos courtesy of Heritage Auctions [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 1922 Plain In 1922 cents were only produced at the Denver Mint. Apparently, the demand...
One of the YNs at my local club asked me to write this and given a presentation on the Lincoln cent. Here it is. I have not been an active Lincoln...
I never said it was a Matte Proof. I said perhaps someone tried to make it look like one. Back in the day one method was to dip the coin in acid....
Maybe someone wanted to try and sell it as a Matte Proof. Here's the real thing. This is currently bid on the Grey Sheet at $32,000 in PR-64....
But pieces without major problems fit better. You have cleaning and significant marks.
That is a okay buy for $5, but don't make a habit of it. Such coins are not easy to re-sell. They end up in large cent junk boxes.
The are five obverse Monitor varieties listed with the Civil War tokens there are a few others that are not listed as Civil War tokens. Here are...
I find auction estimates to be consistently low. They are there to entice more bidders who might think that they are going to get a bargain. Once...
Here is my example. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Denarius of Julia Domna, Obverse: IVLIA AVGVSTA “Julia augusta” Reverse: MATER AVGG “Mother of augustus.”...
There are a certain number of collectors who think that they are "buying at market prices" when they go nuts in an auction. They aren't. They are...
Sorry, but I get tired of people telling me that buyers' fees don't matter, and that the biders don't end up paying any more. If you are a...
Here are my Philip and Philip II coins. This was one of many examples of where the father signed his son's death warrant by making him and emperor...
Thanks everyone!
I would say Mint State. Here is a certified Proof. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The 1883 No Cents Nickel is common in Mint State and AU because of...
I think the dealer called it "Mint State." If it's not, it's darn close to it. The fact that it has a silver wash eliminates the need to get hung...
Means and intentions are often more useful and literal translations. Thanks @Gavin Richardson
Yes, usually when a politician wears his or her religion on his or her sleeve, he or she is up to something. If they go out of their way to tell...
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