The claim was my piece had artificial toning. During this period, the grading services personnel were not familiar with early copper. They pounded...
There is an MS-64 coin under the toning with spots. I am not a “monster toner” fan, so take that into account, but at that price, that offer is a...
Here is a 1794 cent that didn't make the grade 20 years ago at the TPGs. Of course back then they were a lot fussier than they are now. I graded...
You have to use a conventional coin flip, or you have order custom made Capital Pastic holders with a custom made opening. I am not aware of an...
I think it's worth more than $10, but that deep cut cross in the focal point of the coin is a killer. When the problem is willful damage, the size...
You have a nice coin although it does have issues. The sharpness grade is EF, but it appears that some surface corrosion had been lifted from...
The grading companies have “degraded” the EF grade. What used to be VF-30 is now EF-40. Once you have done that, you have “degraded” everything...
If I had a Proof set available for my birth year, that would my choice. I have no interest in paying a fortune for a high grade business strike...
No and no. The 1882-S Morgan Dollar is a common date that comes nice. That coin is nothing special. Slabbing bullion coins makes little sense....
The registries drive this insanity. If you can get the top POP coins, you get to be top dog, and you get your name in the paper, like "Coin...
Here is the 1943 steel cent that I mintioned in MS-66. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] And here is one of the "webs" which is a left-over after the steel cent...
The coin you have has a sharpness grade of Very Fine (VF) with respect to wear, but it has been bent which has resulted in mutilation. Collectors...
For organization, you can buy some coin albums for the series that interest you. The coin folders are cheap, but you can only see one side, and...
This was no doubt sold at one time as a “great investment” on the “get ripped off at home” channel. I almost fell out of my chair one night when...
Off the top of my head, the Chain Cent is an S-3, the leaning R Variety. Note the position of the “R” in “LIBERTY.” I think that is rated as an...
Welcome to the corrupt world of “Fleabay.” I know some token and medal dealers who have made a lot of money there by picking off rare pieces that...
The 1943 steel cents have to be really high grade to make certification financially worthwhile. I have one in MS-66 that I bought for $25 years...
The British a lot more than that to their worst criminals. They were still doing it into the early 1800s. It was probably the reason why our...
Yes, the Sheldon numbers stop at 1814. Sheldon contemptuously called the later dates, “machine made tokens,” although he did mention them from...
I usually don't take pictures of the whole slab, because to me the coin is what is important. This 1797 half cent is in an ANACS VF-35 slab. I had...
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