I have a date set which ranges from VF-20 to MS-66. I wanted a nice date set without "extreme heavy lifting" price wise. The best, an 1817 in...
Here is a 1909 Matte Proof Lincoln Cent. The grade is Matte Proof-66, R&B. [ATTACH] I would love to the 1909-VDB in Matte Proof, but the coin...
I know. I did a hang fire on that post yesterday. I entered it, but failed to hit “Post Reply.” I do that now and then. Rather junking if; I...
[ATTACH] I figured that I should have one Mint State piece in my Indian Cent
I would not get involved with PCI and SEGS. Many people view them is "raw coins."
It is very difficult to attribute 1800 large cents by Sheldon number. Years ago I was working with one in VF-30, which would probably be an EF-40...
They might be wearing gloves because of the complaints on-line about people holding coins with their bare fingers when they photograph them. Oddly...
The coin is only worth its melt value. Leave it in the ring. It too beat up to collect. Sadly coins in much better condition are only with close...
VF-30
The U.S. Mint has a legal monopoly on new U.S. coins, and they are charging monopoly prices. The citizens of this country pay taxes to support...
Here is an example of the spiked chin die variety soon after it became the spiked chin. Roger Cohen listed this as his die variety 1804 C-5. Note...
It has been my experience that 1804 is the most common date in the half cent series. There are 12 known die varieties. The best known is the...
Here's the one in my type set. It's graded MS-64 and is a really nice one for the grade. I bought this at the Lakeland, Florida coin show. It...
I know a dealer who is selling the issues which have no numismatic value who is selling them for 2% over spot. I bet the prices are a little lower...
I am going to break the rules and show this 1802 which is my type set coin. It's graded MS-63, Brown, CAC. [ATTACH] The Classic Head Large cents...
One thing that has really irked me about PCGS is that they have posted a very limited number of pictures of the coins they have graded. I think...
The 16 to 1 ratio for the prices between silver and gold is not an economic fact. It was a political slogan from 125+ years ago.
As a piece of advice, the green spot to the left of the “T” in “TRUST” on the obverse is a corrosion spot. That defect will prevent the coin from...
From what I have read, counterfeit British sovereigns are fairly common and even have some legitimacy. When the supply of sovereigns was running...
I would be nervous buying silver at the $90 an ounce price. Maybe this run up will continue, but the merry-go round is going to stop sometime. If...
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