Sorry. No True. I just checked the mint site. None of the Proof ASEs are available. It was that way a couple months ago when I last checked....
It's been my experience that most all AT on silver coins is a reagent that reacted with the silver caused the coin to tarnish. It's not usually...
That Lincoln piece has always been one of my favorites. Many of them had a silver wash when they were issued, as this one once did. [ATTACH]...
It seems like they X-ray almost all of those bags, and when they do, it's easy enough to know what's in them. When they see something that looks...
Right after 9-11, I was flying to Florida as a dealer to sell coins at the FUN Show. I had my inventory in a carry-on. When I had it X-rayed, the...
I would advise collectors to avoid the "weak D" variety unless it's really cheap. It is not the easiest coin to re-sell when the time comes.
Mint Director Ryder even had the brass to start another lottery for coins that "he struck personally." The reported mintage was 500 pieces....
What’s the catch? It’s a political token, not a coin, from the 1860 presidential campaign. [ATTACH] The reported mintage for this Stephen...
Years ago, everyone who wanted a Proof ASE could get one with no hassles. My parents used to buy one for me for Christmas. Now it’s a lottery with...
It is not a Proof. If it’s real, and it is a business strike, it would be the biggest numismatic news story and discovery of the year because all...
I agree with the others. It looks like it’s got a layer of artificial toning. The 1901 dollar is scarce in true Unc., and very scarce in...
I don’t know where you got the idea that it was illegal to own $20 gold pieces in the 1970s. The situation was murky in the 1930s when FDR first...
It didn’t come from mint officials. As I remember it, it was some guy’s opinion. I will have to look it up in the old book, Selections from The...
There was an article published in The Numismatist soon after the incuse designs were introduced which stated that the recessed ares in the design...
It was also the last quarter Eagle issued by the U.S. There has not been another one. Unlike its $5 big sister, the price is affordable.
That price is WAY too high. You did well to avoid it.
Dipping probably will do more harm than good. All dipping does is remove a thin layer of oxidized metal with a mild acid. If the toning has worked...
When I was getting started with my imperial Roman coin collection, I bought a few pieces that had less than stellar eye appeal. Over time, I have...
It's hard to price American coins when you are buying them in a far-off foreign country, The supply of Mass. cents is probably not very large in...
The pictures make it look good, but if the diameter is really off by that much, it’s concerning. I have read that the plain Missouri half...
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