Sadly the U.S. Mint has become a greedy coin dealer which the power to strike official U.S. Government items. They can now throw their ideas up on...
VF-30 I don't see any problems. For me VF-35 means that there is a debate as to whether or not the coin is an EF-40. If it barely loses, it's a...
I put those together when I was a dealer. The Indiana Primitives have always been elusive and relatively expensive. but the others are quite...
Yes, I noted that yesterday. I mostly gave up after “the electric dog chased his tail for too long.”
Here is a run of Monitor Civil War Token varieties. [ATTACH] This is an "Indiana Primitive." Henry Higgins, who was optometrist, maker of...
I could afford one of these pieces, and even the vastly overpriced piece in gold. I have zero interest in both of them I would have rather have...
Given the high prices, the mint is charging, their quality control should be top notch. This shows it isn't.
Here is one of the early images of Lincoln on a presidential campaign token. This image from the the Childs Company in Chicago. [ATTACH] Here...
The price of the 2026-S silver Proof sets might be too high eventually. Remember I’ve been a collector for over 65 years, and I have seen many...
I attended the Lakeland show today. Yes, people are not happy with the price of silver. The 2026 coins are still hot. One dealer was paying $350...
Fine-12, top VG-8, bottom.
MS-62. It has a few too many marks in the obverse field and on MS. Liberty's face to quite make it to MS-63. I would not be surprised to see it...
With all the modern junk that mint is issuing these days, they might have to go to two volumes. The British had to do it years ago. There is book...
I would rather have that then the thing the mint is selling for $19 K. It's nice looking piece.
For me it's something avoid unless it's a very modern item. I got burned years ago on a so-called "Red" large cent from the 1850s. It was NGC...
Well, it's almost like money. A piece of encased postage. The Ayers pieces are the most common. [ATTACH]
This Washington Before Boston medal was strike by the same die pair which was used to strike the gold medal that was awarded to Washington....
People have that much money are smart enough to stay away. You don’t get rich by buying stupid.
If it is genuine, which the reverse convinces me it is, it’s a very late die stat. The dies are “very tired” with probably a dose of rust. The...
The Mint Director is too big for his britches. First these are medals, not coins, which limits the demand for them. Second the prices are totally...
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