That is a really neat medal, @cpm9ball. :rolleyes:
Some people might say that I am stuck in the 19th century, but thanks for spotting it. I am sorry tjat it took attention away from what I wanted...
One of the first U.S. gold coins that I can remember seeing was an 1853-D gold dollar. My mother’s cleaning lady had four gold dollars that were...
I really dislike the “cornering the market” thing. The person who does it almost always loses money because selling the commodity is like an...
I like the 1850 dime that stickered, but I can’t agree with the 1845 half dime with large mark on Ms. Liberty’s breast.
What matters to those who know how to grade is, "What is the REAL grade? not what does the slab say or, "Does it have a sticker?" ON AVERAGE the...
Henry D. Higgins was from Mishawaka, Indianan. He was a jeweler and an optometrist who also made barometers for farmers who needed to know...
The Chinese have made a number of nonexistent date and mint mark combinations in the Morgan Dollar series. It’s not beyond the realm of...
I agree, VF -25 with good eye appeal for the grade.
Just what we need ... another gimmick coin. I have the baseball things, but it was only because I wanted to keep my $5 gold set up to date. Since...
I have an interest the original holders that contained U.S. commemorative coins, both old and modern, but the slab holder thing has never done...
This two coins have an interesting history. During the period prior to the Constitution when the national government operated under the Articles...
The Draped Bust design really got me interested in early U.S. coins. Here is my avatar coin, an 1805, 4 berries variety dime. I have now have many...
I have not viewed black as a good color for copper-nickel coins after I learned that the black 1862 Indian Cent I purchased while in high school...
Tooling can also be used to remove scratches and smooth copper coins that are porous from corrosion. Some of those operations were done in the...
That is hard to get because quite often coin doctors don't like to leave evidence of their trade. Here is an example if you can use your...
A Chronicle of the Revolutionary War in Medals ... The Comitia Americana (American Congress) Series is a group of 13 medals that honored heroes...
Really? Have ever seen a new Cent that looked like this?
Have you even seen one as sharp as that? I haven't. I'd buy that even if it was cleaned, depending on the price, of course.
[ATTACH] There are some very nice coins in this set. I bought intact many years ago.
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