Everyone seems to think that this is a Proof. If it is, I would not go too high up the ladder. The spot on the reverse between the two ribbons at...
The 1793 Liberty Cap has never been an my list. I have been quite satisfied with a very nice 1794 Head of '94 and a slightly better 1795 plain...
Chain Cents are not that rare, but finding one with smooth, “hard” (not porous or corroded) is not easy. I have owned two over the years and a...
The quality of the coins that the Denver Mint made in the early 1960s was pretty bad. I happened two bank sealed rolls of 1962-D Franklin Half...
This topic was on the ancient coin forum. I decided the re-post the idea here since the coin I would list is not an ancient. I have been a U.S....
Unfortunately my most interesting coin is not an an ancient piece. It's the 1848 CAL. U.S. $2.50 gold coin. This coin was made from the first...
In think that the "1885-CC" is bad. To begin, the two "C"s in the mint mark don't match. I have never seen that before. Second, the 1885-CC is...
For coins and tokens that are struck with a closed collar, there three sides, the obverse and reverse dies and the collar that goes around the...
Here is the biggest "finned" piece in my collection. This ian 1864 Lincoln campaign piece that subsequently made it into the Patriotic Civil War...
Probably someone's pocket piece. That's how these coins are often made. Many times it's not from getting used in circulation
Massachusetts Oak Tree Shilling, cira 1660 to 1667. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here is the oldest one I have in Mint State, a Virginia Half Penny. This...
I am 90% sure that it is a copy of the original. The problem is that the “HALF CENT” area of the piece is too flat to be real. Frequently copies...
The five pound is a PCGS graded Pr-64, Ultra Cameo. I spotted it on a dealer’s site and further checked it out on the PCGS verification page....
Nothing is "priceless." Everything can have a price, if it is offered for sale. "Coinfacts" estimates that there are 7, 1943 bronze cents, and I...
New collectors should consider this market pattern for new coins before they get caught up in the frenzy. I know about the “I have to have now!”...
For example ... in the early 1980s, I sold a 1973-S silver Proof Ike Dollar for $175 when Grey Sheet bid was $250. About a year ago I sold one...
The piece looks “modern” to me. I am no expert, but if I were a perspective buyer, I would pass. My experience is limited to 60+ years with U.S....
This is a common price pattern for modern coins. They are hot when first discovered, but then settle back into obscurity after the promotion is...
I agree with you. The color is not original, which will limit the ultimate auction price.
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