As some of you might know, I collect political campaign items as well as coins and other tokens. Recently I was the successful bidder on this...
Today is Maundy Thursday, the Thursday before Good Friday and Easter Sunday. In England, the monarch gives money, in the form of silver coins to...
Everett is most often remembered as the guy who spoke before Abraham Lincoln at the dedication of the Soldiers National Cemetery on November 19,...
Recently, there was a string of posts here where it was noted that Rome had four emperors in the year 69 AD. While that might seem to be a record...
The concept of die states and the way that the amount of time that a die has been used effects the finished coin is something that intermediate...
I have pretty much left American coins, but I do buy some small items now and then. I have had registry sets on the NGC site for many years....
The short set concept has long been a staple for Mercury Dime and Walking Liberty Half Dollar collectors. For Mercury Dimes the short set can...
Collectors who begin to collect a set of Indian cents will notice an odd coin in their album labeled as the 1864-L. To the uninitiated, it might...
[ATTACH] Chester A. Arthur's presidential mint medal is one of the few numismatic related collectibles that are available for this largely...
As most of you know, the 2021 Winter FUN show was canceled this year. NGC and PCGS hold receptions for collectors during these events. Both given...
Ribbons and medals are at the periphery of our hobby. Most collectors are much more interested in coins than medals, and collectors who like...
I didn't think that I would get either Gordian I or II Africanus given their rarity. But this one cropped up so I bought it. Gordian I and II...
Each of the letters, numbers and stars that appear on the very early U.S. were punched into the die with individual tools. For that reason the...
I have been researching the denarii for these two and have not come to a conclusion. Perhaps those of you who have been collecting imperial Roman...
I have working on a collection of coins that feature British kings and queens from Alfred the Great to Queen Elizabeth II. Edward VIII poses a...
I get emails everyday from a couple of coin dealers who offer me expensive U.S. coins. It’s bad form to go after a dealer’s offerings while they...
Since others have posted parts of their type sets, I have decided to post my half dimes. I have been a huge fan of the early half dimes since I...
George Brinton McClellan is best remembered as one of the most prominent of the long of failed generals who commanded the Army of the Potomac...
The term “tribute penny” gets thrown around a lot with respect to the Tiberius Denarius pieces. Is there a true tribute penny variety, or can it...
The 1900 presidential election marked the second contest between William McKinley and William Jennings Bryan. Both men had new running mates....
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