Here is an Irish half penny of John, issued before he became the King of England. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] It is interesting to note that I paid a...
Here is the text from The Plantagenets, page 154: "The national coinage was recommissioned. New silver pennies, stamped with John's image,...
I have been reading the book The Plantagenets by Dan Jones. In one of the chapters about King John, who ruled from 1199 to 1216, he wrote about...
Here are some guidelines on the Proof sets. Most all of the Proof sets from 1968 (made at the San Francisco Mint with the "S" mint mark) to 1989...
Here is an example of actual piece. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] These are call the large planchet Pine Tree Shillings. They were struck in Boston,...
If you are looking to brighten circulated War Nickels, it's a waste of time. If you are looking at Mint State pieces, you might be able to get...
Here is the piece in my type set, which NGC graded MS-61. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I can't condemn the OP coin outright but the fuzzy look, the finning...
I could understand the NGC position on Red copper and even R&B copper. If you don't store that material properly, bad things can happen. When it...
Although if you are doing the registry thing, you need to have those coins to fill the slots. The trick is to buy them for less than the cost of...
After 50 years as a collector I finished my U.S. coin type set from the half cent to the $20 gold pieces. This involves a good deal more coins...
Here is one of the chapters in what I call my British kings “bullet book.” It contains historical facts about all of the British kings from Alfred...
I am glad that @LuxUnit's wife gave him this coin and supports his hobby. A lot of wives give their husband's trouble of this hobby. I saw that...
Okay, I'd rather have this 1964 JFK half dollar because I am more into the Cameo look. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The SMS coin is a bit like the 1913...
The full slab photos make it look spotty and ugly.:bigtears:
The surfaces and devices look suspiciously grainy. There is more going on here than what the mint did to this piece.
The coin and probably the photos have been juiced.
If the coin were white, with no toning and full luster, and graded MS-64 or 65, you wouldn’t touch it. Look at her jaw and in the field in front...
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