I agree that they are lovely. Before Covet, one of the members of my club consigned certified modern silver Proof singles to the auction. They...
The 1908 No Motto $20 gold was the first gold piece that I bought from a professional coin dealer. I made that purchase circa 1965. My first gold...
I have a 1913 and a 1936 Proof set. I have a run from 1942 to 2020 although I have stopped buying the sets without silver in them. I have thought...
Just look at any Choice to Gem Mint State St. Gaudens $20 gold, and you will see the difference. This thing lacks crispness in the design and Ms....
The mint polishes and prepares the dies so that they are all produce deep cameo Proof coins. I would also imagine that the mint retires the dies...
I paid a premium for this 1950 many years ago. It's way above average. Many 1950 Proof coins are dull and dipping only made the situation worse....
I agree. The Columbian half dollar is tough to grade. What looks like a rub on the cheek might be due to a less than perfect strike. I bought...
It is surprising that no one has weighed in so far. I know that one of the experts here has avoided collecting these coins because he is leery of...
It's not Mint State, but you can't buy AU-58 graded coins like this unless it's in a very old holder. The coin I posted in the MS-62 holder is an...
For the MS-65 grade, this might be an outlier. The services are usually quite strict when it comes to MS-65 or higher for something that is really...
The EF-45 grade was too conservative, even in 1974. That's not the problem. The problem is jumping from AU-58 or MS-62, which could be OK under...
Yes, Congress authorized the Flying Eagle and most of the Civil War era cents to be heavier than thicker than the Bronze cents, which came later....
As a type collector, I prefer them, but most type collectors don't. They prefer the business strikes. Many of me post Civil War and early 20th...
Here is a 1652 dated Oak Tree shilling that was struck before the Pine Tree shillings. This piece was stuck sometime within the 1660 to 1667...
I have been researching the denarii for these two and have not come to a conclusion. Perhaps those of you who have been collecting imperial Roman...
The photos have a cloudy look to them which makes hard to grade the coins with respect to possible environmental damage. The first two have EF...
1652 Oak Tree shilling made some years later.
If you contact them at their website, you would get a discount if you are serious.
Back in the early 1980s, one of the finest known 1792 half dismes came up for sale in a major auction. For a nano second, I thought about selling...
MS-61 because of the long scratch on the obverse. It could also be a "no grade" or "details grade" because of that. The color is interesting,...
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