That and one of those machines that can jam two pieces of plastic together. Of course I've seen one that didn't even have that. You could open and...
No, actually his father, Edward I, was "the heavy" in the Braveheart movie. If Edward II had been heading the army that opposed William Wallace,...
My impression is that a large portion of the population was trying to scratch out a living on a little piece of land and probably did not touch...
He was almost certainly gay, and that got him into a lot of trouble. He treated his two partners (They were not at the same time.) better than he...
The weather.
The odd part was the coin counter at the Philadelphia store was more impressive than the one in New York, which was under a staircase. The New...
I think that there was something more goin on with that piece other than just envelope toning. I think that it was dipped or had something else...
Blank planchets are kind of tough to grade when you have so many grading numbers. Still, I agree. It's not an MS-70.
Okay ... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Yea, I know, conspicuous consumption. :angelic:
I spotted this at the Lakeland, Florida collectors' show a couple of days ago. It is a York Maine commemorative half dollar with the original...
I don't know about "superb," but here's the one I have. I am never going to be a serious collector of Greek coins, but this design is really...
Most of my hammered British coins fall in the VF category for grades. I have tried to buy better, but most of what I run into has seen a fair...
My first ancient coin, a denarius of Geta which I bought in 1965 from Gimbels Department store in Philadelphia. It would be many years before I...
The one in my type set. I wish I could afford one in Matte Proof. [ATTACH] I do have the 1909 Plain in Matte Proof. [ATTACH]
The first piece is more convincing than the second, but I view both as artificially toned pieces. I have been a collector for over 60 years and...
1864 Small Motto. The obverse die was actually used for a pattern coin. The mint re-cycled it. This is graded MS-64, R&B. [ATTACH]
These three pieces were actually mini-medals that were sold as a fundraiser at the June, 1864 Philadelphia Sanitary Fair. They are listed as Civil...
I have toyed with idea of a large cent date set, but the 1799 and 1804 really bring me up short. Those coins are really expensive now, even with...
Dies like this can cause a lot of mischief because of restrikes. The U.S. Mint has sold old dies in the past, but they were either wiped smooth,...
I would not buy that coin on a bet. If it turns out to be bad, it won't be the first time that a TPG has slabbed a bad coin. Check out @Jack D....
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