The NGC registry is taking PCGS in its U.S. coin section again. As for higher grades, getting an MS-68 for anything, is next to impossible. I...
Don't "twist" too hard. It can get very expensive. As a collector who has been working on a complete from 1792 to date, sort of for the late stuff...
So far as I'm concerned, this quote by George Washington in his 1792 message to Congress settles the issue: “There has been a small beginning in...
The marks on the cheek could be there on a low end graded Mint State piece, like an MS-61. Now that I can see it better, it's somewhere between...
First, I had a start when I read “1836 Half Cent.” The 1836 is a very rare date. You have a far more common 1835. I am on an iPad, and the...
1998-S Matte Proof [ATTACH]
Given the fact that Jefferson had the cabinet level of authority over the mint, I consider the 1792 half disme to be the first U.S. coin that was...
It's funny how tastes change. Anyone who is currently collecting certified Proof silver coins from the 1936 to 1942 era in depth can see that...
The "Hmmm" was based on the added $75 to the $75,000. It's like they have automatic mark-up program that sets their prices. This morning I...
That is an attractive example of the 1921 Morgan Dollar. Most of them are rather dull and lifeless. The reverse is especially nice.
I for get the exact coin, but one piece the asking price was $75,075.00. They had a “make an offer” button. Do you think they would accept...
The Liberty Seated Half Dimes are a much tougher set than people realize. The reason why they were cheap back in the day was because they are...
Low end AU struck from "tired dies."
Privy mark = gimmick Twenty years from now, no one will care. It will probably be a candidate for the bullion bucket like most modern...
How about a silver Proof set? I wish someone had bought one of these mint sets when I was born. I got a $25 saving bond instead. The mint set...
Yes, FDR was god to some when he was alive, and has become a saint since he has passed on. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Buying Proof coins off the Web is a crap shoot. Most of the time, the photos are too dark to see much of anything. Other times, the coin is not...
AU-58 is almost an unusual grade for this piece which often trades in the Mint State grades. I'm sure that something will show up at a major show....
I am still voting "cleaned." Sometimes you might see a small cent, which perhaps has more tin and zinc in it than normal, have color that...
That is the first time I have seen chop marks on an 1804 Bank of England dollar. It makes sense because the coin would have been available for far...
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