It is genuine, but it’s been scrubbed badly. If you can return it, I would do do.
Medals for Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln. Washington Before Boston Medal - Awarded to Washington by the Continental Congress. This piece was...
You have shown us only one side, and the obverse is the more important one. I think that the spot on question is post mint damage, even if it...
And expensive. I thought about doing that, but ended up buying the folis instead. It can be done. I ran across the coins, but didn't want to spend...
MacArthur graduated #1 in his class at West Point, and at the time of his graduation put together the best record at the school up until that...
Some collectors pay big premiums for CWT's that are blank on the revere. I am not one of them. If you could get it certified as a black reverse...
Here is my Diocletian Argus. Like I said, not as nice as the OP. [ATTACH] And here is Maximinus I who was Diocletian's co-emperor of the...
Yes, I know. He was know as "dug out Doug" in some circles. But let's look at the alternative. He stays there to serve no purpose. When...
It all depends on who has the political clout in Congress.
Here is an interesting set that the mint issued in 2013 of the five-star general coins. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The mint placed this bronze strike of...
[ATTACH] Before you go too far with the trashing of MacArthur, you need to look at what he accomplished. Here the MacArthur portion of an...
Sorry, but you can pay too much for anything, even a famous rarity. I know that from first hand experience.
Just about all of them went after Christians. My studies indicate that Diocletian’s second command or caesar in the Eastern Empire, Galerius...
Really? I don’t see him as being any worse than most of those who preceded him. Sure, he killed or had killed his predecessor and his family,...
It is quite nice and a bit better than the one I have. I am a bit surprised that your first purchase would be that expensive. You probably paid...
Fractional currency, fourth issue, 50 cent note [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here is the medal by Victor David Brenner that inspired the Lincoln Cent. [ATTACH]
Here are three Lincoln campaign items. This piece was from his 1860 presidential campaign. The die sinker didn't get his name right and called...
Offering like this are part of what gives coin sellers a bad name. Of course it’s partially the buyers’ fault for not doing the research,...
There is actually at least just as much stuff to collect as coins because anybody can make buttons, tokens and other stuff in what is really an...
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