Yes, I agree that it is a shame, but I’m surprised. For the older members, like me, flying there would have a hassle, although I was not planning...
I agree with the VG sharpness grade. It’s a little rough, but better than most of the pieces with planchet issues are. On the commercial market, I...
Criswell has has been replaced by Frecke book.
I voted it MS-66, but as the OP said, it could go many ways. This coin comes nice because it was sold to collectors who properly stored them and...
I think that it is a really nice coin. Depending upon the luster, it's either a classic EF-45 or an AU. Unless they give your trouble over the...
It looks like volcano lava.
If you want to get the most for your coin, go with PCGS. You might take some grading lumps from them, depending upon whether they in a "soft" or...
I think that the "newbies" need to learn. I know some people don't like net grades, but for some people it's hard to assign a value for a problem...
Here are some examples of the Confederate 1861 notes. All but one variety has only one side. Overall there were 37 varieties. Bankers warned the...
The designs from late 1862 and all of 1863 and 1864 look like the Confederate currency that the public and casual collectors would recognize. The...
Davis appeared on all of the 50 cent notes and some of the $50 notes. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I have seen pictures of this set before. It looks kind of neat, but if the bills have backs, it can pose a problem. The 50 cent, $1, $2 and $500...
Some of the Confederate paper money you might have seen in the '60s was bogus. I have read that you could buy the stuff in dime stores. There are...
OOPPS! I forgot to post pictures of the $100 note. It's up there now.
All of the 1861 notes had blank backs except for the $5 note by Jules Manouvrier. It had a back, but it wasn't very impressive. The Confederate...
It was the treaty that never happened. it referred to treaty of peace between The Confederte States of America and the United States States of...
In my opinion, Collecting Confederate Paper Money by Pierre Fricke is the best one. He is a dealer who knows the market, and he is willing to cut...
The $50 Note This note featured Jefferson Davis president of the Confederacy. Like all of these notes, it starts to become scarce in EF and...
During times of stress, and sometimes during of poor management, nations have resorted to issuing fiat paper money to pay their bills. Modern...
Here is an "red" example of the 1864 Conderate $500 note. By this time the printers were running short of red ink. Sometimes they added water to...
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