I have mostly sworn off collecting the modern commemoratives, but this series is tempting. I know I'll change my mind when I see what the mint is...
I bought my first one about two months ago. It's an 1872 Indian Cent. CACG graded it AU-55. It looks like an AU-58 to me. Given that I paid AU-58...
1864 Large Motto [ATTACH] Small Motto [ATTACH] 1870 This is a leftover from a set I formed in 1980 when the coin market was nuts, and...
Bravo! It’s great that you are keeping up with the made for circulation collections. I gave up on that when I was a kid. I’m not so sure about...
I generally don't collect Mint Sets, so the answer is no. I will buy a 2026 Silver Proof set, and the cent will be included. That will keep my one...
Not necessarily. I’ve seen raw $10 and $20 gold pieces in attractive EF condition for slightly under the spot price. The St. Gaudens $20 might be...
Why do you keep ordering from these cheapskates? You can buy high quality flips in the U.S. for a lot less than 10 Euros (dollars) per 50. You can...
Here are some close-ups of the two dates involved. They are raw, but I'm quite sure that they are genunine. The two "long distance shots of the...
This custom took the place of the king getting down on his knees and washing the beggars’ feet.
The Old Spanish Trail is one of the easier pieces to find in high grade. The “old” commemoratives (1892 - 1954) were really popular in the 1930s....
The good news for you (probably) is that the prices have come down for these over the years. I set aside a 50 piece set when I was a dealer 20+...
The two Fuld books are the classic reference sources for Civil War token. The smaller book, Patriotic Civil War Tokens, covers pieces which...
The Panama-Pacific Commission issued a set lit that. It came in a little case for three coins. Heritage had a couple of sets available at a Summer...
The image from this 1800, George III Maundy penny was used for this counterstamped Spanish Dollar for the 1800s. This was one way the British...
You learned quite a bit, because from the photos, the hairlines don't amount to much. Some pieces have screaming hairlines all over them.
This is Maundy Thursday, which is the date the King of England distributes Maundy sets to selcted individuals. Here is the text of a post I...
@fretboard, although I see a few cleaning hairlines on your Bust Half Dollar, it is still an attractive piece.
This is as close as it seems I'll ever get to Caesar portrait coin. thi was struck 11 months after Julius Caesar was assassinated. [ATTACH]...
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