On the bonded cap it looks like the first coin was a broadstrike, then the second coin was struck in collar and bonded to the cap. Then the pair...
The first coin is from the Emperor Hsien-feng 1851 - 1861 with a type C obv and the reign title Hsien-feng Yuan Pao. The rev picture is upside...
Congratulations, the second one is what is called a "Wedding coin" They were used from at least the 1600's through the early 20th century (And...
This is S-57. LIBERTY is down close to the forehead. that makes it after S-44 On the reverse ES are close together as are the ends of the...
It sounds like you are saying it has a rotated die error, something not too unusual on the middle date cents, especially the earlier ones. If you...
As xGAJx says they can't pay retail, and when you take the normal discount from retail that a dealer would normally pay, you will find that that...
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I answered this on another forum. The silver went into the strategic stockpile and was declared to be surplus in the early 80's. The GSA ran...
I hear more whining of that type from the collector community than the dealer community. And you can't really blame the mint for all the...
And how many would come to an autograph signing 10 years from now? 20 years? In 1987 a baseball card show would attract thousands, in 1993 dozens.
Are you sure the 73 S, 74 S, and 76 S dollars are silver? Without those three I come up with 13.8 oz of silver. If they are silver then you have...
The problem is that during a coronation there are official issues, but often everyone and his brother will also issue a medal.token, souvenir that...
They did at that time, they no longer do. At that time the mints had their own foundries and melted their own metals, cast ingots and rolled...
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