The 20% buyers’ fee was designed to benefit consigners (sellers). There are ways to negotiate 100% of the hammer price, or even more if you have...
I once owned the former finest known and discovery piece for that variety. It had full Mint State sharpness. Unfortunately an idiot cleaned it. It...
This was many years ago, but a dealer bought a set of Mercury Dimes. Unfortunately, the 1916-D was a glued on “D” fake. One dealer said “There are...
Today certification for coins on that level, certification is almost a requirement.
I won't reveal the year I bought it, but this one has done well for me. [ATTACH] In the area of medals, I bought this one at the right time...
I might be wrong, but I think you have two strikes against you when you send an NGC graded coin to PCGS for the same or a higher grade. If you...
This is no necessarily the result of "greed and egos." A great many rolls of cents were saved in the early 1960s. There was a lot of crazed...
You really need to post of picture of the coin you have before we can give you very information about it. Here is Elizabeth six pence which has...
Here is a certified example of the 1921 Morgan Dollar in MS-61. This is close to the lowest Mint State grade with MS-60 being the lowest. MS-60 is...
I purchased this Andrew Johnson Indian peace medal in copper at the recent FUN show. I like to purchase 19th century presidential medals when I...
I may of done worse, but my current regret is paying way too much for an 1877 Proof 20 cent piece. These pieces have really dropped in price after...
I find fixed price lists can to be more fun than a darned auction. All it takes is one other bidder to drive prices to the moon. The last time I...
The recent sales of U.S. commemorative coins have been very disappointing. Years ago there was a rule that the organization that was supposed to...
Very nice. I have not collected the coins for emperors’ wives except for the Severan Dynasty.
This double die variety is unusual. Most doubled dies are the result of the hub rotating between the three blows it takes to sink the working die....
The 1805 half cent is a slightly better date. Among the Draped Bust pieces, 1804 and ‘06 are the easiest so far as dates go. The 1802 (always a 2...
There was also a small box for the three piece set. I don’t have one of those. It was velvet lined in blue or purple. I forget which it is.
Here is one of the boxes. The famous one is the copper frame which is a collectors item in its own right. This also a collectors' item. [ATTACH]
I went to the Winter FUN show with a fairly open want list. I had my usual list, but nothing was standing out on it. Ultimately I ended up buying...
That is a very example of the Pan-PAC half dollar. This coin is almost never seen with original bright white surfaces. They are almost all toned....
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