The bright spots on the obverse are a big concern. If the photo is accurate, you will nabbed for "improper cleaning" It's a shame because the coin...
The Gallic emperors form a fun little set, and have interesting history. Postumus got it started. From what I've read, his coins had more gold...
That was certainly quite a find for a Coin Star machine! You are lot better at reading these coins than I am. I have to struggle. Foreign...
The Vitellius was the "stretch coin." It seems like his long name has a bad habit of running off the coin. I spotted one that was really nice with...
Here are my four coins. I might get into a gold piece eventually, but since I have been working on everything up to Constantine the Great, coins...
1954 Proof sets were issued in little grey boxes. The coins were in clear sleeves and stapled together. In 1954, some of the sleeves were...
The second 1960 set looks like a Mint State or business strike to me, not a Proof. The coins are turned in the holes because they tend to move in...
It’s better to fill the hole with a legal pieces that is marked “COPY” than a deceptive piece that could fool another collector. My attitude has...
Those are nice type coins. The 1796 Quarter is now very expensive. I got in just under the wire in the early 1980s before VF graded pieces shot...
The Red Book has long included the words, “All half cents are scarce.” Off the top of my head, I think that total mintage for the half cent from...
Which half cent has the prettiest design? I have always been partial to the Draped Bust type which was issued from 1800 to 1808. [ATTACH] This...
Here are comparable examples of the Braided Hair half cent and large cent in high grade. The Half Cent. This piece is PCGS graded MS-64, R&B...
Some people have speculated that he was left handed.
Yes, it's the new "skinny neck eagle" variety. Maybe they used a swan as a model.
Absolutely fake. The artwork is not like the original coin. Here are the pictures of the real thing from "Coin Facts." [ATTACH]
Half cents have a small but dedicated following. They are all scarce, as the Red Book has stated for many years, but collector interest is...
The 2X2 cardboard window holders provide good protection, but you have be very careful with the staples. Many coins have damaged or ruined buy the...
I think this is the problem. I think that if you are getting what you want or are making decent income from your sales, you should be willing to...
Senator Jones from Nevada really wanted one when he proposed the legislation that authorized it. I have wanted them for years, much to my...
It’s obverse of the same variety I have. It’s quite common. What is more interesting is the double punched “TY” in “LIBERTY.”
Separate names with a comma.
