I don't own it any longer. I sold it when I was a dealer to another dealer. Here's the one in my set now. You can like it or dislike it because it...
A few years ago a dealer had a gold dollar that both of us thought was a Proof. PCGS had graded it as an MS-65. The coin had my interest, but his...
It does not appear to have been damaged from a cleaning, but you can never be sure. I bought this piece many years, and later had it kicked back...
There is only one known die pair for the 1807 half cent. It is fairly common although the early die state, which shows dentils, is considered to...
Buying raw Trade Dollars is dangerous because of the counterfeit problem. The pictures provided here are not good enough to pass judgement on this...
It's hard to say because the white balance is off in the picture. At first, I was thinking that it was one of those gold plated racketeer nickels....
I am sure that the term "silver dollar" has been in use since the first gold dollars were issued in 1849. I image that it was in use before that,...
Looks like Chinese copy to me. If there is any silver it, it would be a change in policy for the Chinese counterfeiters. The date and the overall...
Yes, the thin, straight ones at the bottom and the right side are adjustment marks. The one I pointed out accounts for the “details” grade.
Here is a medalet that was issued after Grant's victory at Vicksburg, Mississippi on July 4, 1863. One could argue that this piece should be a...
Zachary Taylor was the first hero of the Mexican War. I have read that President James K. Polk replaced him with Winfield Scott because Taylor was...
Yes, you are correct in attributing it as a variety #3. I don't know of any special name for it because there are not a ton of early dime...
Heritage offered to re-open the lot. I probably should have done that. A couple experienced people on the PCGS forum said I did the right thing if...
I much prefer the presidential campaign pieces that were issued when they were running for office. The artwork on the presidential dollars has...
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