Believe it or not when I was a dealer, I cherry picked an 1864 Small Motto Two Cent from another dealer. In my view a dealer should know their...
The 1802 half dime, which would complete my collection, which include the Red Book varieties.
If there had been any 1922 cents struck at the Philadelphia Mint, they would have had had sharp devices, not mushy letters. Here are photos of...
Although I will never a Jackson cheerleader the was Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. was, he did have his good points. - He introduced the American...
I am sure that those tokens were financed by private individuals. Whether or not they did it through the party apparatus is had to say. My guess...
Throughout my years as a collector, I have seen these types of messages many times. The auction houses spend more time stroking the consigners...
Today political commentators talk about candidates and those in office who are constantly saying and doing things that “appeal to their base.” It...
The die was made with a mint mark. The trouble with this die was that it was pushed beyond its limits, and the mint mark was filled in or even...
Just as it was elsewhere, counterfeit from China. It’s from the same vintage they were selling years ago in full sets, all of the “coins” bad.
I heard the same story years ago except it was over a $20 bill. It shows what inflation has done to the value of money.
If you got an upgrade, it would be no more than MS-61, which gets you nowhere. I agree with Physicsfan. It could come back as "cleaned." It's got...
This "manufactured Gallery Mint counterfeit" was made from a Gallery Mint Chain AMERI. piece which is why I posted the AMERI. oberse here. My only...
I also collect political items, and the buyers' fee and sales tax is even worse on those. The buyers' fee is 25% and the sales tax is 8.5%. That...
If you campare the outline of the head on the "1793 Chain Cent" with the real thing, it does not match. [ATTACH]
My recent experiences with Heritage Auctions have been very disappointing. It seems like they have a group of bidders who will pay any price for...
This looks like a part of a complete set of Seated Dollars the Chinese put out about 10 years ago. Not only were all the coins fake, but the...
Some people might think that there are four Chain Cent die varieties. There are actually five. The only decent example of the fifth one is in the...
All you need to do is catch one fish, and you have made your day.
The coin looks okay on the surface, but I would never buy a raw coin like this on the Internet. As a dealer, I would never have sold a coin like...
@TypeCoin971793, I find that “1847 large cent” scary. The others, not so much.
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