The first Philadelphia Mint had a terrible time with harding dies. If they stuck a red hot die in the water and sizzelled, they figured they were...
Not all over punched mint marks, like O over CC on a variety of 1900 dollar, were errors. Dies are expensive, and if there was a good one with a...
I'll pass on that one the same way I passed on the end of World War I commemorative coin. Celebrating the end of World War I is worthwhile, but...
Blue toning on silver? Sure. Have you ever seen your wife's tarnished sterling? If she still has any. The classic original Proof coins often...
I am sure that if back in 1851, a merchant, who had deposited 100 Spanish silver dollar for recoinage, got that bag back from his consignment that...
Yes, but it has been common practice for many years, before I became a collector in the early 1960s to soften the grading standards for better...
Don't say that to a certain professional grader about that. He and I have had "agree to disagree" discussions about that.
Yes, but that does not raise the grade of the piece. MS-66 at least, could be an MS-67. Once you get to these high grades, grading wiht the...
Given the small amount of money this was, even in the 1800s, it would only make sense that counterfeits like these pieces would be made for...
I'll bet that they are etched into the surface and that a shadow of them will remain. It does not take much for something to show on a Proof or...
Recent increases in postage rates remind me of a time in the 19th century when the government decreased the postage rate and issued a new coin to...
What I have found with some ancient Roman pieces is that you can find pieces that are very similar to what you have with the same words, emperor...
Before the fingerprints, MS-62, Proof-Like. After the fingerprints, MS-60, P-L. If the fingerprints were addressed early, something could have...
AU-55 to 58 A number of these pre-1853 dates are better because quite a few coins were melted or exported because of the change in the ratio of...
For some reason he has a 1972 cent in the mix of photos. That piece MIGHT BE one of the minor 1972 Doubled Die cents. There are quite a number of...
I don't know if they have updated it or not. I wrote the chapter about large cents in the first edition of it. I only got that assignment because...
Since I am one of those "old koots" who is of the age that the virus likes to kill, I'll have to see how things play out.
I have an exhibit, but it might end up on hold.
You have a lot more collector patience that I do. Given those population numbers, which might be inflated by resubmissions, I’d throw up my hands...
I bought this one in the original box at a fall Baltimore show in 2011. The box is nicer than the medal, which is a bit spotted. [ATTACH]
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