Here is a picture I took of Burnside's Bridge. I still with the coin in my hand to catch the right angle. The designer, William Marks Simpson,...
Would rather that they tell you that it's a unique quality Gem branch mint Proof so that you could embarrass yourself at the coin store? Sometimes...
Some people said he held back his forces to help the South. He had no respect for Lincoln. He called him "the original gorilla.” On one occasion...
The story about the house collapse has been told in The Civil War Token Journal. I would have to scratch around to find it again since I think...
Most collectors only have so much money. Why collect something you dislike? Completeness is only one aspect of collecting. I collect 19th century...
George Brinton McClellan is best remembered as one of the most prominent of the long of failed generals who commanded the Army of the Potomac...
For $30 apiece, you did okay in the current market. I would grade the 1879 MS-61. The cheek has a lot of marks. The 1887 is MS-62, maybe 63. The...
If you store you coins in confined space, like a safe deposit box, I would avoid them The sulfur gets in the limited amount of air which can...
Heritage and Stacks prices realized include the buyers' fee but exclude shipping, handling and sales tax.
I think that it is a cast copy. I was looking for environmental damage, but the roughness and lack of sharpness, especially on the reverse, seals...
Yep, “super condition” direct from China.
The issue I hear from collectors, who are real novices, is counterfeits and reproductions. I see copies of ancient coins during my surfs on the...
The 25 cent fractional note is post Civil War. It’s from the 1870s.
Here is the piece in my collection. NGC called it an MS-62, but I am more in the AU-58 camp. It's called "market grading." [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I have a collection of inaugural medals that runs from 1892 to 1964. After that it gets spotty. There are some presidents, Democrat and...
I am concerned about the shiny area on the left side of the obverse. It is in front of the face of Ms. liberty and runs between the first and...
Some are nicer than others. The mint didn't pay attention to die wear when they were making these pieces, and they were not careful when the...
Here is an 1876 presidential election medalet from the Hays campaign. This piece is scarce. The country was sill feeling the effects of the Panic...
This small medal or "medalet" is part of the "United States Mint Medals of the Presidents" set. They are reduced sized copies of the large...
Lincoln Cents from circulation 1960 - Indian Cents and Type Coins (out with the Indians in the early 1970s, type coins go on for years) -...
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