Not even close to high grade. It’s worthwhat ever 90% silver coins are going for, a $1 or so.
Within the 1880s decade, I seem to remember that 1886 is a better date.
If the seller broke the holder like that to sell it, chances are I would have passed. I don't like to buy from dealers who play games. It's a...
Classic EF-40 although someone tried to lift some of the verdigris on the obverse at 8k. It will probably tone down eventually. You might try a...
Laura Fraser, who the wife of James Fraser who designed the Buffalo Nickel, designed that coin along with the Grant coins and the Oregon Trail...
The Alabama commemortive half dollar was issued in 1921 to celebrate the centennial of the Alabama statehood. There were two minor varieties, the...
Mostly going by the reverse I would say that it is a lightly worn example with original, uncleaned surfaces. Please do not clean it or mess with...
Cropping is not the issue. The photo is out of focus and therefore can't provide a basis from which to make an evaluation. Here is more like what...
No, the pieces in circulation are getting scracer and harder to find. The pieces in collectors' and dealers' hands are increasing which make them...
This was true for many of the "old commemorative" series, but not all of it. There were coins that were fairly distributed, like the Iowa half...
I use search engines on a regular basis, and I also have a numismatic library that has at least 500 to 600 books in it. The Web is great for...
The gold dollar was popular prior to the Civil War. It is interesting that the paragraph you used, written by David Bowers, came after this one...
Every collector is concerned with the value of a coin. If nothing else, it represents the barrier one has to cross to add the items you want for...
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Here is what the OP coin looked like when it was new. These are fairly common in Mint State because of the Randall Hoard. Still this example is...
I think I have the answer. When I was young collector in 1960s, finding Lincoln Cent dated from 1909 to 1920 in circulation was sort of exciting....
I don't collect dimes by die variety, so I would not buy it, but $45 is not much money for a better die variety that has been polished with this...
They carried their coins around in their pockets or purses. Women and probably a lot of men used those little bags that snapped at the top to...
The mint's intention was to make coins for the economy, not to satisfy speculators. The trouble is the glory days for the gold dollar had passed....
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