I would go to the PCGS site on-line, “CoinFacts.” There are pictures there of every Lincoln Cent date and mint mark combination and separate...
The third century, the 200s, were chaotic enough. The 300s and 400s are probably worse. I did bid on one post Constantine I piece and didn't get...
My only Septimius Severus piece also celebrates victory, but without the wreath. [ATTACH] One this piece, Victory is riding in a galloping biga...
Yes, I don't include the guys who "wanted to grab the brass ring" but never got it in my collection. There are more than enough really hard ones...
Look at it this way. The coin is genuine. That is a big plus for a Trade Dollar. At $130, how much down side can there be? In the old days,...
I never heard of those guys. They are not on my list which runs to 465. Are you sure that they were emperors and not just caesars?
Wow! Nothing like starting with one of the tough ones! I bought this Otho denarius fairly early in the game too. Here is my piece. The coin was...
To get it right, they had to hit it just once. Otherwise doubling would be virtually inevitable.
A great find indeed. I have a couple Elizabeth six pences. This one is in a PCGS AU-55 holder. It is interesting that this coin is an overdate...
Here is the Lincoln house in Springfield. [ATTACH] It is interesting to note that Lincoln added to the house as his income and his family...
Here are couple of examples. NGC graded this 1900 quarter eagle MS-62 about 20 years ago. I bought this piece when I was high school in the mid...
I will go to both FUN shows if they are held.
The first two photos had me thinking MS-64. The next two were out of focus. The last two show a lot of small scrapes and marks on the obverse...
Agreed. I have seen some pieces, most often early gold, which were absolutely hideous.
Here is one that has "had the file taken to it." The trouble is the file was taken to it at the mint before it was struck and is part of the...
Here is the only building in the re-built New Salem that was there when Lincoln lived there, the cooper's shop. Even this building is not quite...
The trouble is the crooks usually start out by making fake molds or dies from a real coin. Therefore the die variety markers are going to be...
Yes, the lump in front of Ms. Liberty's mouth is not a good sign. Plus you see more lumps when you blow up the obverse photo. BTW you can post...
Soon after Abraham Lincoln struck out on his own, he settled in a frontier town named New Salem, Illinois. Lincoln had helped to move a boat that...
The only "good for" tokens I have are Civil War pieces. "Good for" Civil War tokens are almost always scarce to rare. My theory is that the...
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