It seems like the British and imperial Roman coins I punched have gone up. The acid test has been that dealers have been anxious to buy them back...
U.S. coins have gone down since 2008 for sure. I know because I bought some expensive pieces that dipped quite a bit. An 1808 quarter eagle...
Given the way many EF-40 graded coins look these days, that is very conservatively graded.
It’s not quite as nice as it seems in that photo, who makes it look a little more red than it is. It’s graded MS-64 R&B.
1864 Small Motto [ATTACH] This 1870 Two Cent Piece shows why the "WE" wore off the motto ribbon so quickly. It is very shallow on the coin....
Postumus, the empire's founder. [ATTACH] Marius, the blacksmith, who lasted for about three months in 269. [ATTACH] Victorinus [ATTACH]...
How about this one? [ATTACH] That's not a "mini dollar." That's a Morgan Dollar. The medal the U.S. Government awarded to Zachary Taylor for...
EF-45 if it has no luster. AU-50 if it has some luster. Many of 1859-O and 1860-O dollars came from a government hoard that was taken from the...
You might try NGC. Not having seen the coin, I can’t give an opinion, but neither of the grading services is right about the “cleaned” verdict...
For the world gold coins, it's a tie between these two. A 1902 Edward VII five pounds piece in Matte Proof. [ATTACH] And a 1937 George VI...
This 1861 double eagle was issued in the early days of the Civil War when the both sides thought it would be over quickly, and the Union thought...
The top piece has to be this one, one the MCMVII High Relief $20 gold. It's the world's most expensive fairly common coin. It's also one of the...
I have a very vague recollection that one did exist. It was circa 1977, at a meeting of the New Jersey Numismatic Society. A member had a slide...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Somethin unusual, the Saudi Gold Disk [ATTACH] High Relief $20 gold [ATTACH] Low relief St. Gaudens [ATTACH]
I handle so little change these days I have not noticed. I only set aside a silver Proof set each year. That’s the extent of my very coin coin...
Great story! I have owned one three legged Buffalo. It was when I was a dealer. I had it for a very short time and flipped it for $100 margin....
Many thanks to my Secret Santa, "J", who gifted me these two pieces. I have to admit that I didn't know that there was a silver Krugerrand. It's...
Yes, I build it every year, and will do so as long as I can. It’s a little different every year.
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You might see many odd things on Type II Gold Dollars. Many of the 1854 dated pieces show rust pits on the obverse die. The medal flow was wrong,...
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