The worst piece in my collection by are long shot ... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] This token was made from iron recovered from the wreck of the CSS...
I would like to purchases a couple more aureus coins, but that is a major investment. I have one of Antonius Pius, but his gold pieces are the...
These coins were issued by the Bank of England on an emergency basis during the Napoleonic Wars. The series started with the small counter mark in...
The prices are often $4,000 and up for the more common varieties. I found a nice PCGS graded AU-58 for less than $4,000. Watch out for certified...
The cent and nickel, as we know them, might be ending sooner than you think. With inflation what it is and the static face value of the cent and...
My avatar and the coin that got me really hooked on the Draped Bust design coinage. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I agree that the coin was cleaned at one time. Matte Proofs can be dull or have dull luster, but this one especially on the reverse seems to be...
You had better watch out. He might take you up on it. Looks like it was amateur night at the Chinese American coin factory.
Congratulations on an outstanding article. I will have to spend more time to fully digest it, but it has already helped me a great deal. I just...
Here is one more token I acquired at the Lakeland Collectorama. [ATTACH]
These coins have to “float on water” to be worth the grading fees. I see little marks, so the answer is no.
I was thinking strong MS-64 or a weak MS-65. The scratches on the reverse that look like letters could be an area of concern.
Bad photos are an instant turnoff. If you are trying to sell a $2,700 coin, you need a quality camera and decent photos. Instant pass. It’s...
Who knows? We might be getting ready for a replay of the 1979-80 coin market. Prices went through the roof a "regular hobbyists" were priced out...
I would be very careful when buying the 1926 Sesquicentennial $2.50 raw. There have been counterfeits of that coin for years. If the counterfeit...
Being able to catalog coins like this quickly seems incomprehensible to me. There are so many coins covered in the areas they are demanding...
I was keeping up with the modern commemoratives for a while, but it just got to be too much. I broke the string with the 1964 Civil Rights Act...
I could find this sort of work interesting if it were with U.S. coins, tokens and medals. When I left the corporate world and because a coin...
I see way too many marks on that dollar to grade it MS-64. It looks more like an MS-62. As for the DMPL designation, that does require a personal...
I am thinking that it's a Proof that was improperly cleaned. The details on it seem to be way too sharp for a business strike. I don't think that...
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