I can't believe that mint officials were this dumb. It's sort of like they are teasing us with their borish behavior. They can take those cents...
The United States Mint has become monopoly pricing institution. If it were a private business dealing in a product everyone needed, there would be...
Expericened collectors will tell you to be carful about removing some crud from coins. You might not be happy with what you find under it.
I have become more sensitive to cleaning because it seems that more well circulated coins get docked for it these days. I used to easier on that...
Jimmy Carter was a good man who was a weak president. One could argue that he was the greatest ex-president because of his extensive charity work...
Fine-12 sharpness, but I’m concerned about the brightness in the fields and the dark halo around the devices. Could be a sign of improper cleaning.
The coin on the left is a VF-25 or 30. The one on the right has a much better obverse and is an EF-40. I’d put that one in your set.
I found a large number of World War II OPA tokens in an old trunk many years ago. When I put together a set of Flying Eagle and Indian Cents,...
Cracking out key date coins is what my old economics professor called “a consumption act.” In order to get a decent price for the coin when you or...
In the opinion of many, the world’s greatest grader who is infallible. What they don’t realize is that others slap on stickers too. Early in the...
Don’t buy the sticker also. I’ve gotten into trouble with the dealers who live by marketing CAC, but I’ll say it again. CAC gets it right 95+% of...
I believe that the Omaga counterfeits were all copies of the 1907 High Relief $20 gold. He also made a particular date of the $3 gold although I...
The high price of gold bullion has sucked all the premiums out of less than Gem Uncirculated (MS-65) $20 gold coins. They sell for about melt now,...
I wish that it were a little nicer, but here is my Chain Cent. I would like to get a Chain AMERI. some day, but I've been blown out of the water...
It's been my experience that the prices listed in the previous post are too low. Of course, I collect pieces that grade at least VF, so that might...
If you want die state information, Breen has it for each variety. It also has extensive auction results up to the time the information was...
That would be the Breen book. Del Bland did a lot of work on it after Breen went to prison. It has the information you are looking as of the time...
Add to that the fact that cents are made of base metal, the answer is no. There are too many survivors to make them valuable. I collected all of...
This is an example of how copper-nickel coins look when they are corroded. These pieces most often turn black, but green spots are also possible....
I am glad to see that the mint will continue to produce cents for numismatic purposes. That will keep the date set going.
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