Unfortunately you need to be able to spot fakes and know how to grade to be able buy raw Morgan Dollars and not waste money on grading fees. If...
I would check out Northeast Numismatics and David Lawrence. The trouble with the auction houses is that prices have seemed to very high,...
I am just happy that I never got hooked on this stuff I don’t have to worry about it. The mint used to put an issue schedule up on-line. Does that...
Yes, the issue cases mean something to me too. All to often they get discarded when the coins are slabbed. Sometimes they are sold separately....
The mint sets from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s contained a lot of ugly coins. I used to say that the mint dumped all of the mint set coins on...
It’s hard to say if the marks are on the plastic or the coin. I would say that the last one, the 1973-D is pretty beat up. It’s probably no better...
Today is Maundy Thursday, the Thursday before Good Friday and Easter Sunday. In England, the monarch gives money, in the form of silver coins to...
I spotted it again this morning on CU.
EF-45
One of wife's friends, who lives in Belgium, received a couple of Christmas cards a couple days ago. At least they were mailed in 2020. :smuggrin:
The British 5 guineas piece weighed 1.44 ounces according to my calculations. I would not say that they Panama - Pacific coins at almost 2.5...
The stars on the American flag have five points. Ditto for the stars on the four versions of the Confederate flag that the South approved during...
The "North Star" token is listed in Fuld as 250/437a. While reviewing this token in the latest CWT reference book for the patriotic tokens, I...
Everett is most often remembered as the guy who spoke before Abraham Lincoln at the dedication of the Soldiers National Cemetery on November 19,...
I voted AU-53. The coin has some rub on Ms. Liberty's breast and knee and there is a lot of rub in the fields as @Publius2 indicated previously I...
That is first time I have read that interpretation. That interpretation is most often associated with this piece, the "North Star" token. This is...
CAC is the reason why I no longer buy significant U.S. coins. If you have to depend on the opinion of one man to determine which coins get into...
At least MS-64. It would not surprise me that it's in an MS-65 or 66 holder if the reverse does not have problems. I have been surprised at the...
That is a nice example in the AU-58 grade. I’ve seen lesser pieces pushed as Mint State coins.
Die cracks appear on real ancient coins, but the rest of this piece looks fake, especially if it’s supposed to be gold.
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