Good to have you here Dilly. Nice old historic Civil War tokens you have there. The links Warrior posted are good ones and should be of help. Bruce
Godspeed RickieB. Bruce
Excellent idea ShutEye. Maybe they'll give it a second look and place it in a properly marked slab. I've returned things to them in the past that...
Agreed. Thanks for your input CheetahCats. I was having my suspicions as well because of the position of the ship with the rim. Still a very nice...
I stand corrected. Thanks for posting it. Bruce
Do you have a picture Tim? Bruce
I've been going to a local dealer for nearly 20 years now Rope,and yes I do trust him. I've also found some very good ones on the internet and at...
Yes, please do. I'd love to see of it as well. Welcome to CT! Bruce
Good to have you here Trish. I can comment on your two counterstamped coins as I collect them. Counterstamps were commonly struck on circulating...
It's possible that PCGS made an error, they're not perfect. There are some differences between the Farthing and Halfpenny, but yours is so worn...
According to Breen the Pitt Farthings are roughly 25-26mm. and the Halfpennies 27-28.6 mm. The Farthing weight ranges from 3.35-4.16 gms. and the...
I agree Lion. Probably meant something to someone at one time, but there's no way to know. Interesting all the same. Bruce
[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH] Here's a couple of medals from my numismatic related collection. These two honor a couple of past luminaries in...
I agree with Eugene. I don't collect these but they are truly impressive coins. Congratulations and thanks for posting them. Bruce
Good source OldShutEye. Also CheetahCats on this site can probably help you as well, he's a good colonial man. Bruce
No Ken, I worked for a welding supply company, a couple of general freight outfits, and my last 20 years for Canon delivering Copiers, paper and a...
I absolutely agree with you Matt, the old 19th century coinage (and currency) is so much nicer than the modern stuff. Bruce
Have no fear my friends I'll find him. I was a truck driver and got paid to find people...I haven't forgotten how. Besides my pretty little Spot...
Brass and copper are usually relatively easy to identify. Brass will have a yellowish tint to it as oppossed to a strictly coppery or brown color....
The farthing is apparently much rarer than the halfpenny, so you're fortunate to have that denomination. I have no idea as to value, but I would...
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