Thin plastic covers work just as well for me in the safe deposit box. The bigger the slab space becomes, the more expensive safe deposit box room...
I am a generalist who has tried to collect at least one coin from each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ? The denarius has been my coin of...
The double eagle was THE GOLD COIN for last of the 19th and the 20th centuries until 1933. I didn’t realize it until I added the numbers, but...
I think the “divot” to the right of the date might be the reason PCGS didn’t grade it higher. Without that it probably would have graded MS-66 or 67.
This is a Civil War token, and it took me a few minutes to find it again. The piece has been moved in the listings from New York City to Norwich,...
Here is a variety set of CWT Monitor tokens. There are more than these. I set these pieces aside over time when I was a dealer. The first Monitors...
Yes, that was my attitude. When I was lacking the 1796-7 half dollar, a dealer had one in Poor condition that had been holed and polished. He...
Here are two of the first American Seated type coins. When I was kid in the 1960s, the No Stars Seated Half Dime was the coin no one wanted. The...
This is graded PCGS MS-64, CAC. [ATTACH] Here's another. It's a "Lesher dollar." Lesher tried to circulate these in Colorado, Victor to be...
For me it's aesthetics hands down. I have bought a very small number of ugly coins to fill a hole. I have nothing against attractive circulated...
I have wanted a really nice example of the Capped Bust Half Dime since I was in high school. The guys at Gimbels told me "That's a tough type in...
This one is graded MS-66 [ATTACH] Here is my Nickel Three Cent piece. This is not one of my favorite types. [ATTACH] I sold this one after I...
The 1854 $3 gold is a minor type. The word "DOLLARS" is small on that issue than in subsequent years. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] A few years ago I...
When I was a dealer, I always offered to give out receipts. I made them for myself in any case. I also a buy sheet that I gave out to the public...
Why are gold coins white? I could fill your album, but not with coins in Gem BU.
Yes, the coin is attractive, but it’s only worth melt or less.
1864 Small Motto. I believe that this struck with a pattern die that was used to make circulating coins. Believe it or not, I actually cherry...
Here is one in Deep Cameo Proof. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
When I was young, the government dumped them into the ocean. I don’t think that there was an environmental impact study before that was done.
Here is my 1943 steel cent for type. It is a PCGS MS-66. I bought it over 25 years ago for $25 from one of my wholesale sources. I thought it was...
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