No, you are not seeing things. The metallic composition of a nickel is 88% copper and 12% nickel. What you see is an improper mix of the two...
Let me try to help you with some photos. I have been collecting Proof type coins of late, but I do have some Mint State nickels. First, here is...
I was buying gold coins in the 1960s when the official government price was $35 an ounce. Back then, only numismatic gold dated before 1933 was...
I would love to buy a set of the gold eagles with the new reverse, but the high gold price scares me. I was reluctant when it was $1,800 an ounce....
If you are looking for responses, it is better to post only one or two coins. Posting many pieces confuses the issue. The 1912 nickel is not...
Here are a few more Dahlonega gold pieces. This is the only Classic Head $2.50 coin. The people who deposited gold to be made into coins...
Here goes some of them. The 1849-D gold dollar is fairly common in MS-62. The look is often similar to this. Some of them were saved because they...
I vote genuine. Here is a certified Mint State example. [ATTACH]
Unfortunately slabbing takes away some or all of the edge from view. BTW, the mint put edge lettering on these pieces not to prevent people from...
I wish I could go to more local and regional shows. I'm looking for the the Lakeland, Florida Collectoramma next week.
1902-O was rare date before a few bags of them turned up in the government vaults in the early 1960s. The most famous one was the 1903-O which...
Three pieces I don't usually post ... [ATTACH] It's harder to get a really sharp 1795 Flowing Hair Dollar than you might think. Many varieties...
I have a Dahlonega coin type set, plus a few other pieces. Here are the two hardest pieces, at least in terms of price. The mintages are...
I paid $850 for this one in the fall of 2018. Note that the words on this piece are read backwards. [ATTACH]
If you have filed the way the coin looked in your brain, you can compare it with this one. This is a PCGS MS-64, R&B. [ATTACH]
I vote "NO." The mint personnel knew by mid December that the Franklin Half Dollar would be replaced by the Kennedy Half Dollar. Frank Gaspero and...
In the OP, the top medal was given out at a parade in December 1879 given for former president Grant after he returned from an around the world...
I heard a dealer offer 4 cents apiece for solid bronze cents (prior to 1982) at a coin show. He bought what the guy had and sold it almost...
Yes, 1794 cents can have those three heads. The 1794 cents with the head of 1793 are by far the scarcest.
I have purchased quite a few coins from the owner.
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