It's best to leave the coins in the old holders when you can. Years ago I had 1794 half dime, that was in a green label PCGS holder, put in a new...
Yes, getting "the skinny" on historical figures, especially on people who lived 900+ years ago, is aways a challenge. Sometimes you need to draw...
You should buy a copy of the ANA grading guide. You could even buy a ten year old one if you see it in a used book store. The principles are the...
I now have at least one coin for each British king or queen except for those who did not issue any coins or those who are too rare to obtain such...
I don’t know ... It might be in my lifetime. I think about selling part of collection to buy something else. I don’t know I what would do with the...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Your coins all appear to be high end AU or low end Mint State. Some of the photos are a bit dark for grading. I would warn...
Probably not.
William II, who is also known as Rufus, the younger son of William the Conqueror. When William the Conqueror died he gave England to Rufus and...
Some of the Florida coin clubs sporsor one day bus trips. The only one that comes to mind is Sarasota so that probably won't do you much good.
Sounds like he's a modern P.T. Barnum. You run into to dealers like this who charge way more than anybody else and way more than the catalog...
You would have to have A LOT more money than brains to buy into that that coin. PCGS graded one MS-66 that is clearly better than this piece. It...
The exhibit will cover the Early U.S. Half Dimes.
If ever there was a surprise Roman emperor, perhaps it was Claudius, who ruled from 41 to 54 AD. He may have been born with a birth defect, or he...
You could send sketches of the holders you wanted to Capital. They had pricing system where you paid so much per square inch of holder space, so...
I have a 1796 dollar that was dipped white. It’s been in an NGC holder for about 20 years. It’s been toning over the last couple of years, and...
The 1971 Brown Ike sold for less than $10 (issue price) for a long time. Except for the 1973, the others sold for just over issue. The 1973 Brown...
The silver prices were high, $55 an ounce at one point, but that didn't have much to do with it. With a silver Proof mintage of just over 1...
The Bicentennial clad Proof Ike Dollars were part of the six piece Proof sets that were issued in 1975-6. The silver clad Proof Ike Dollars were...
You also get to see how a die imparts cuds on a coin. The cuds are above the fifth, sixth and seventh stars. If you look at that area of the die,...
According to the experts, the first Proof U.S. coins were the 1817 large cents. Here is a photo of a Proof 1817 large cent from the PCGS "Coin...
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