There are variations in the size and placement of the mint mark can vary on these coins. So that might not be a determining factor. Mint mark were...
Sorry, but I vote counterfeit. I don't care for the lettering on the reverse at all. It looks thick and amateurish. Here is a genuine graded...
I am in. Please include me on the list.
This is a copy of the Indian Peace medals that Lewis and Clark took with them on their exposition. They were shell medals (hollow inside because...
Given the initial quality of most 1895-O dollars, terrible, coins like this are a bargain. I’ve seen MS-61 graded pieces, that almost looked like...
Unless they stop bidding, and you get stuck with it at the ridiculous price. :wacky:
I guess the grade is “counterfeit.” My advice to most collectors, especially beginners, is to buy only certified Trade Dollars that have been...
I have great interest in coins. The holders are of use for market value and authentication purposes. Collecting all of the types of slabs does not...
As a collector, I hate the rattle holders. As their name implies, they provide second rate protection, and they don’t fit in standard slab boxes....
Yes the PCGS True Views are “glamour shots.” They make many coins look better than they are. Heritage has started to use some TPG photos for their...
It is hollow, but it would be hard to pull it apart.
[ATTACH] Here is an unusual political piece in tin. It is a shell piece which was made from two parts that are joined together, unlike a coin or...
I find photos of whole slab virtually useless. I am buying coin, not the holder unless the holder is damaged so that I can’t enjoy the coin. A bad...
Yes, I will be at the January FUN show, and I will be the lead speaker at educational forum at noon on Friday.
Yes, they were, but I was neither alive nor a collector at that time. You might notice that I have only the type coins. The Oregon Trail Half...
I would. I used to keep up with them, but there are too many of them. I had that one in an attractive card, the way it was issued from the mint. I...
That’s all that counts. The piece was probably a nice VF before someone messed with it. If you a problem coin with the price adjusted for that...
Most old tokens and medals in white metal are beat up. White medal is really soft and easily marked. If the alloy is of a certain type, “tin pest”...
The great part is that U.S. tokens and medals are cheaper than U.S. coins because the market is much smaller. That has been changing a bit in...
Wow! That is quite the display. You have some very impressive coins, and your write-up are great. I wish I could do that, but if I had that much...
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