That one is graded MS-65. It is really nice. I got it for a little less because it is NGC graded (the “wrong company”), and it has no green bean.
Since the 1907 High Relief coins had to be struck three times to bring up the design, the alignment and the dies had to be precise. Otherwise the...
When I first came on this site, I was informed that the hammer struck Briitish coins were called "ancient." I was ready to put them in the foreign...
I acquired this 1562 Milled Six Pence a couple of years after I wrote the essay above. This piece is higher quality that then later hammered six...
Here is Part 2 of the Tudor Dynasty Edward VI was groomed to be king from the time he was born. He was blessed with superior intellect and was...
Here is an essay I wrote a couple years ago for my local club. Perhaps you will enjoy it. Henry VII, 1485 - 1509 The Tudor Dynasty began in...
I think it’s worth more as a collectors’ item than as ice cream. There is quite a market for “good for” tokens. Some of them are pretty rare,...
I might add that the Government would have collected many thousands in income taxes when these coins were traded from one hand to another. Instead...
Yawn. Does the mint really think they are doing us favors by pushing these things in our collective faces? They are the products of a long...
I agree. This could not have been the piece that they gave to the first Black voter. If it was, it was a slap in the face. White metal tokens are...
It was the Winter ANA show that was held in Orlando. I went there thinking that it could not be as good as a Winter FUN, but maybe comparable to a...
Here is the best Classic Head Half Cent I have. It's still raw. I bought in an EAC Auction some years ago. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here is an example of that obverse when it was used for the 1860 presidential campaign. It's interesting that the die sinkers name, Henning, is...
Like most things connected with CAC for me, it usually ends up with an unpleasant conclusion. I will not post to this thread again. CAC has...
Prices for collectables are not carved in stone. The market for regular issue U.S. coins is probably the best organized. If you are buying and...
I think thah there slaves in Jamestown, the first successful British settlement in America. The Spanish were no better. They enslaved the native...
The founder knew that a new grading service would not be economically viable, even with him running it. Others, like ICG and ANACS tried and...
I would say the the Oregon Trail got a green sticker. A couple of marks keep it out of the gold category. Here's one. NGC graded this 1838-P...
I bought and sold seven or eight of these tokens when I was dealer. They are not overly scarce, but finding a really nice one is a challenge. The...
The many lines in the fields concern me. From the photos, I would say AU sharpness, cleaned.
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