I think that they are slow sellers because the 11 piece small early commemorative gold set is an expensive undertaking. Most collectors don’t...
The mint had a policy in the 'teens and 'twenties to avoid overly bright coins. If you look at most all of the Mint State pieces from that period,...
Yes, I know about what today’s MS-65, $20 Liberty look like from the photos. In the old days, they were super smooth and always expensive, even...
Here are two views of the piece in my collection. It's in an MS-64 holder. Now that the prices have dropped, I'd love to find and MS-65 or 66, but...
This coin was struck from shallow dies. All of them are poorly struck to one degree or another.
It's been getting a lot cheaper in recent years. Since it's only a $2.50 gold piece, the bullion probably has not pulled it up that much.
This one is graded MS-64. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It has Choice VF sharpness, but the surfaces are mildly rough, and the color might not be natural. If the color in the photos in accurate, it...
MS-64. It has some tick marks. On positive is that the coin does not seem to have any copper spots. The vast majority of these coins seem to...
The big problem with the Standing Liberty Quarter was that the design had much "stuff" on it for a coin that had be made in huge quantities for...
We were up a 60:30 to this morning to get to the "senior hour" at the food store at 7 am. Friday is steak night for us, and two pounds of...
There was an acute coin shortage during that period which had the mints pushing coins out night and day. Many die pairs were pushed to the limit....
“We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.” Benjamin Franklin made this candid observation to John Hancock on July 4,...
Let's hope is does not promote tarnish which some of the mint packaging has done in the past. But, yes, the coins and the packaging are quite...
I received my set yesterday also. It's very nice set with no spots or any problems. I am not a big fan of reverse Proofs. I don't think that...
You could go for just one coin, not the whole set.
Maybe the Navy doesn't have the right "enough pull" in Congress. I've read the McArthur bullied Admiral Nimitz quite abit during World War II....
I have a date run from 1942 to date, but they have really fallen out of favor. My fingers itch to go forward from 1936 (I have that set.), but my...
Most of the time if it is in an NGC or PCGS holder, leave it there. Even if the grade is wrong, the holder keeps non-collectors from dipping,...
We have finally hit the last day of April, and it's pouring rain rain here in Florida. This has been the longest month of my life. I'm sure that I...
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