It is interesting to note that the style of date on the Indian Cents changed from year to year. Sometimes the date was big and fancy (1874 to...
Two of the fundamental skills that one needs to grade coins are, learn what the design of the coin looked like when it was new and learn what mint...
The grading services have been burned on fake coins that were damaged intentionally to hide the problems that would have shown that they were not...
There are collectors and organizations that estimate the number of survivors, but the most serious studies are for early American coins, 1792 -...
Here is some history for you. In 1857, when the small cent replaced that large cent, the first cents were made of copper-nickel and were heavier...
The number fake slabs is very low. It’s is a concern, but it’s not common, and there often issues font on the lettering and other details.
Here's another one, with a different date, that photographed better. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I agree with @Santinidollar. When it comes to gold...
Early copper collectors regard this 1795 half cent as a "common variety," but I have never thought of any of the pre-1800 half cent as "common."...
Usualy the older coins had a melt value that was below their face value to small degree. If that had not been true, the coins would have been...
The picture makes it really difficult to say much abou this piece. The color does matter because it's part of the authentication process. My first...
On older coins, mint caused defects, like struck throughs and clipped planchets can actually lower the value. A few years ago, I was negotiating...
I have a set of Red Books from the First Edition to the present. I'll buy one with the traditional binder when it gets to my Barns and Noble...
The 40% silver half dollars were clad pieces. They had obverse and reverse layers made of 80% silver and 20% copper and a core that was 80% copper...
Don't forget impaired luster. That brings the grade down too, and this coin does look dull.
If this is true, that would put the CAC sticker into question because liquidity is supposed to be one of the reasons for buying material which has...
I don't see it as huge, and I don't see it as fresh so that it screams out at you. It is long, but it only looks big when you blow it up to many...
Given that it has been graded MS-63, I think that scratch is okay for the grade. The question though is there more luster than what is showing in...
The 1875-CC Twenty Cent Piece is noted for weak strikes, especially on the eagle’s left wing. This piece actually shows more detail on the Eagle...
It looks to be in VF condition, and the Grey Sheet says it's worth $7. That would probably what a dealer would hope to get, so he or she might pay...
Why? you can't buy anything with nickel or a dime, and the quarter is barely viable. Why mint a worthless coin?
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