I stared when I was 10. I think it works better if collectors begin their interest in this hobby when they are young. I have tried to correspond...
Sometimes the album makers include a label for hole before the hold can be filled. If the coin is never made, which probably will not be case this...
No. A penny is a British coin that goes back over a thousand years. A cent, as the name implies, is 1/100th of a dollar. The British penny is now...
From what I've read, the "CAL." was applied with a jig, which is a machine that repeats the same motion over and over again. I've also read that...
I would say that it is a business strike. The surfaces in those photos are similar to ones that were in the AU I had years ago, but it's not the...
When I saw the price I figured some toning freaks had bid it up to that. Then I looked above and saw "0 bids." I can't believe they opened it for...
It was probably treated with something before it was mounted on the tie bar. The "something" was not properly removed, and the piece toned...
If this 1885-CC dollar is genuine, which I think it is, it's actually rare in this grade. Most 1885-CC dollars are either Unc. or impaired Unc....
There are some modern counterfeit dimes and quarters, but ones I have seen were not on clad planchets. That process is just too expensive and...
Sounds like a "pass" situation to me. If this is a U.S. coin priced at $600, it's not very rare at all. There should be more of them out there.
If the market has dropped, the smart thing to do is sell it, take your lumps and put the money into "live inventory" instead of "dead stock." If...
When I was young collector, I went to one dealer almost exclusively, Gimbels Department Store in Philadelphia, PA. Their prices were on the high...
If you look at the War Nickel section of the "Red Book," you will see a notation that "1944 nickels without a mint mark are counterfeits." This...
I had my suspicions when I looked at the last “8” in the date, but didn’t want to say anything until I was sure.
It is hard to respond to this without knowing what the coin in question is. Some coins are “too cheap” relative to their rarity, and you can’t...
Here’s a little tidbit. The last “8” in the date was made by punching two small zeros on top of each other. This once more desmonstates the early...
Thanks for posting this. I missed this incident when I was young collector in the 1960s. In addition to his famous 1944 nickel, Henning made...
Here is an 1875 Proof Twenty Cent Piece. The grade is PCGS PR-64, Cameo. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Yes, I’ve seen some 1983 reverse side doubled die cents for which I would not have paid a dime. The plating was blistered and the air was rushing...
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