When I first saw this in the listing, I thought that it was a fake Chinese Seated Dollar. The obverse doesn't look like a dime
Type I, an SS Central America "show off" coin. [ATTACH] Type II This type is hard to find in Choice or Gem Mint State because there have been...
That is a nice example of the 1908 No Motto Saint. They tend to come with flat strikes and indifferent luster. This was the first $20 gold piece...
I bought these two to show the change in type between the high relief and low relief. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Recently I have been working on raw coin sets for the short set of Walking Liberty Half Dollars in Mint State and Indian Cents in EF to AU. I have...
The expected useful life of a coin used to be 20 to 25 years. Coins from the '20s are now 90+ years old, so it's no surprise that they are rarely...
Higgins ran out of room. That’s the “primitive” part.
Given the astronomical cost of sending anything into space, that’s the way it has to be.
Yes, I have six out of the ten denominations. Here is the quarter. [ATTACH]
Here's the example in my collection. Believe me, I am far, far from having a really huge collection. I collect the varieties that interest me....
Here is the representative example that is in my collection. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Unfortunately, most of Franklin Mint stuff is not worth much more than its scrap value. If you have bronze pieces, you are really out of luck. The...
One note on the hole. These coins were in circulation in the United States for a long time. I saw a page in on the anti-counterfeit books that...
I believe that this is a Noe 29, Salmon 11-F which is a common variety. In addition to the hole, the piece has also been clipped, which is the...
Yes, it’s a copy of fairly recent reproduction. The phrase that some people use is, “If you see a bear, beware!” The piece should also have...
I voted AU-58. It’s grey areas on Ms. Liberty’s body, which could be a rub or envelope storage friction. This is the classic “cabinet friction.”...
I sold a few things on eBay when I was dealer 20 years ago. It was lot more work than selling something at a show. You had to take the pictures...
The die is broken on the left side of the scroll. It sank there which caused the weak strike on the eagle's wing and Ms. Liberty's bust. The coin...
I used to deal in these piece 15 years ago. Prices have gone up a lot since I retired, but I think that condition issues still apply. Pieces that...
The Fuld variety is 118 / 418. It is fairly common as an R-2. Given the damage, the piece has minimal value, maybe $5. It is historically...
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