I don't collect these coins, but I think that the book by John Wright is first rate. It's easy to use, and his historical notes make a collection...
At the price you would think that they would be sitting for a long time. Of course there are some dealers who have make a killing on everything...
My experience with the 1964 JFK Half Dollars that came to the banks was that a lot of them were hacked up. The first one I received was marked up...
I don't think that the obverse has enough luster to get a bean for the AU-58 grade. The reverse does, but that is not unusual for this design. I...
The picture has been a bear to get. I wish I had a photo of this when it was raw, but here is the 1807 early die state half cent. You will know...
Arron Burr was "a piece of work." Years ago, I read about his activities in what was then the western states (now Tennessee and Kentucky). The...
The $5 gold is the size of a nickel, so it's not exactly huge. The $2.50 is the size of a dime but weighs a good deal more.
Oh, but I think that the same designs were usually more attractive on the $2.50 gold coins. Which one do you think looks nicer? Quarter Eagle...
Most collectors like their coins the way your find them in circulation, with the toning, and maybe a little dirt on them. That said removing lots...
Today collectors admire the $2.50 and $5 Indian gold coins. Although they failed in their mission to provide a blueprint for a more durable design...
Here is a "straight on photo" of the 1825 quarter eagle that was shown above. The coin is this ugly at certain angles, but from most perspectives,...
Greetings, fellow inmates! My next adventure into the world is scheduled for next Wednesday. It's funny what we used to take for granted. "A long...
Sadly that has become far more true than false.
I was aware of the jewelry "white gold" when I posted this. You will have to get the people who don't like these coins to change their terminology.
Yes, pretty much. Under a 10X glass, you could see hanging off the surface.
Here are the two pieces with photos cropped and enhanced to show off the issues with these things more clearly. I hope you don't mind, @William M....
That is always the danger, but if you don't try to teach people what to look for, you can't combat the problem.
Some the coins that the purists like range from almost ugly to totally ugly. When I was looking for an 1838-C $5 gold, a dealer told me he had the...
The thing we don’t have today is the frequent execution of heads of state. Just look at a single year in Rome, 69 AD. Two emperors were murdered,...
By today’s standards the conduct of Julius Caesar and many other men whom historians view as “great” is abhorrent. The trouble is you have look at...
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