Recently, there was a string of posts here where it was noted that Rome had four emperors in the year 69 AD. While that might seem to be a record...
Huh? On virtually every coin site I’ve been on, when someone refers to Forest Gump running, they are referring to people getting away from a...
From the movie, “Forest Gump,” “Run Forest run!” as fast as you can away from this deal. It seems like we might be getting a little paranoid...
It's funny what a difference one little "L" can make.
I have learned how to live without the vast majority of modern mint produces.
Sometimes that's true, and sometimes it's all marketing. Years ago, when I lived in New England, there was highly advertised discount grocery...
The only thing you can be talking is Proof. MS-70 graded coins are rare as hen's teeth from what I have seen. It might be an interesting study,...
This is an example of why the label and grade on the slab matters. People who say that the grade stated on the slab is "only and opinion and does...
Through the years dealers buy up whole collections to get the coins they want. The coins that don't fit into their marketing or image plans can...
The 1796-7 Draped Bust, Small Eagle half dollar was the last coin I needed to complete my half cent through non gold dollar type set. It's very...
That is not totally the point. When a grading service puts a grade on a coin, it placed a floor value on the piece, at least for some collectors....
Yes, today the government puts the date and mint mark on the edge of the dollar coins. I think that is totally silly. I can see where you might...
Well, that’s true. Rim nicks, and especially filed edges can really sneak up on you. Some people use certain types of holders to hide them.
I collected the half cents by Cohen variety in the 1980s. It was a lot of fun, but after a while you hit a wall and can’t go any further with...
The OP coin is at least an AU-50. This one is in an NGC EF-40 holder. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I bought this coin with the old ANACS papers circa 1982....
My father'a birth year coin. It made it easy for me to remember. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] My mother's birth year coin. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here is the piece I bought as a "VF" in the 1960s. The trouble was, these coins did not sell well even back then. So the grading them easy to make...
I only voted "3." The coin is over graded by at least 5 points going by sharpness alone. Beyond that, the darker areas are corrosion. While it's...
The short answer is that the silver interests from the western states were trying to get the Federal Government to use up more silver to support...
The concept of die states and the way that the amount of time that a die has been used effects the finished coin is something that intermediate...
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