Original surfaces. The reprocessed ones are bright and shiny. Just to show how numismatic retailing has changed, I used to see many ads in the...
This is Florian piece is my collection. [ATTACH] Antoninianus of Florian, Obverse: IMP C M AN FLORIANVS AVG “Emperor caesar Marcus Annius...
Here is the coin that is my "all emperors" set. [ATTACH] Denarius of Macrinus, Obverse: IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG “Emperor caesar Marcus...
You goals are very broad, but perhaps after you start to collect some of what you covered above, you will find a series or a theme that interests...
Maybe the grades got reversed at the factory. :doctor:
I would get it graded although 1904 is the most common date in the series. If genuine, the lowest grade you will get is MS-64, which makes it...
It looks very similar to the MS-64 example in my collection. I am concerned about the dull area that is on Ms. Liberty’s shin. That might be a...
The key coins in this set have been counterfeited frequently. The photos make them appear to be genuine, but the photos are small and therefore do...
One of the factors that convinced 19th century collectors to buy restrikes of these political pieces was reported rarity. Here is an original...
Classical British grading is more conservative than American grading. A U.S. collector would call this piece F-VF. The Brits might go down to VG,...
A great list! Well done! :D Keep it up, and you will be ahead of me in a few years. I have been learning in this hobby for over 60 years.
Rotated dies are not unusual for early U.S. coins and don’t command a premium. In fact it’s only been in recent years that very many collectors...
Unless you grew up or have lived in Michigan, you probably have not heard of Lewis Cass (1782 – 1866). He was an important figure in the early...
I have doubts that it is genuine. The border does not look right on both sides. As to why anyone would bother to fake in 1886 Indian Cent, it is...
MS-62
[ATTACH] Denarius of Elagabalus, Obverse: IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG “Emperor Antoninus dutiful, patriotic augustus” Reverse: PM TRP II COS II P P...
If it is like this counterfeit Proof American Silver Eagle, it's not made of silver. [ATTACH] This thing had some sort of a silver plating on...
It might not be silver though, and it does not appear to be marked as a copy. The pictures are too small to what it is.
I don’t do Facebook, so I will post what I remember. Lavar Redfield was a far right winger who had something like 450,000 silver dollars in his...
He started grading coins for them when he was a lot younger than that. I was still a dealer.
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