Here is a Lewis Cass token from the same 1848 campaign. This is the most common Lewis Cass variety, and it appears to have been made by the same...
Here is an example of the piece you have. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] It is a presidential campaign token from Zachary Taylor’s 1848 run for the White...
I have collected the pieces you mentioned for 30 years, wrote a series of published articles about them. I might be able to help you, but can't do...
That theory has been debunked. Machin’s Mills did not make those coins. They were made from re-furnished dies.
Yes, MS-63. It's a Newman 8-X, which is one of the Bank of New York Hoard varieties. Here is another one, a Club Rays variety piece. I bought...
It looks like the "VDB" is genuine. Beyond that, I don't know that you will be able to determine if its birthplace was Philadelphia or San Francisco.
The coins were made at a private mint by the same folks who were making the Connecticut coppers. It's long and interesting story. I'll have to see...
Yes, headlight polish does work quite well, but it takes some elbow grease unless you have a drill and the right kind of polishing pads....
The New Haven “restrike” Fugio Cents hold no allure for me. Since they are old, they are more desirable than the junk that comes from China. But...
Everything I can see that he is offering has been scrubbed to death. He must buy Brillo pads by the case and stay up all night rubbing his coins.
You can see the shadow of the “4” if you look in that area. It’s a 1794 cent for sure.
Yes, the coin is better now, but the purists won't like it. When the toning is so ugly you can't sell the coin, dipping is the only option. The...
You must remember than the U.S. had not issued any commemorative coins prior to 1848. The true commemorative would not come along until 1892,...
The piece was offered to me, circa 1988. The dealer let me take it home to think on it. I took slide photos of it, which was the main...
I agree with this opinion for badly worn or corroded common date coins, but when you mess up a really scarce coin, of which a limited number are...
Here is a Mint State 1912-D nickel which shows you the mint mark. It's under the dot on the left side of the reverse. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Oddly...
Some collectors greatly admire this Dolly Madison commemorative silver dollar. Tiffany & Co. was involved in the design. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The is a member of my local club who offers first day covers with the coins regularly in our club auction. Some of them are quite attractive, but...
Bad photos are one of the tricks the crooks use to sell their junk on the Internet. If you see a bad photo of the coin that is offered pass and...
The 1988-S on the right is so marked up that it has not value beyond 50 cents. The 1984-S has no need to be cleaned. At any rate the value if the...
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