It has EF sharpness, but I would be be concerned about getting it back with “cleaned” on the label. That color looks to be quite unnatural and the...
This type of deep scratch can be deceptive. A raised line on the surface of a coin can be a die break, which is not a post mint defect. This type...
I doubt that the five pointed star was intentionally Jewish. I will have to review who made that token, but I don’t recall that any of the CWT...
There are poor buys on the TV huckster shows, and there are “roach motel” buys like gold and platinum plated state quarters. There is no recovery...
It has to do with “the gift of gab.” I used when I was a dealer. I would tell stories about history and I gave out a monthly newsletter for free...
Yes, I turned the Roman numerals around and ended up in the wrong century. :jawdrop:
Do you realize how much over melt they will charge you? It will be worse than the premium they charge for American Silver Eagles, which bad enough.
There is a Blatz Civil War token or was it Blaz? I have it and will post post it in a few days. John Marr, who made great Civil War token designs,...
I do have an 1908 example. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] This Civil War token, which is listed as Fuld variety WI 410-1a, appeared on the cover of the dustjacket of the Fuld store card book....
1826 British sovereign with George VI on it. [ATTACH]
It's genuine. I'd give it at least a VG-7 provided the reverse is not damaged.
Those are not the only examples. A collector gave these to me for educational purposes. I wonder if the Chinese made an early 20th century date...
I saw this thread last night at the bottom of the page and hoped to revive it. I'm glad that others did. I had a significant side business in the...
I agree. She had more talent than people gave her credit for having, but she was very mentally unstable. That ended her career and her life. She...
The next question is, is the coin stable? I've been burned a few times on coins that changed for the worse after I bought them.
As a type collector, I got "collector fatigue" with the Liberty Seated coins. If you want all of the listed types, it's quite a group. In...
I'd like to get a gun metal piece or two some day. The only time I saw it in an auction, the seller had an arm and a leg reserve price on it.
It took me longer than it should have to get this type. There are claims that there was a hoard of No Stars Dimes, but it must have been absorbed...
I am writing a book for myself. I have written detailed articles about all of the presidential races from 1824 to 1896. I wrote up the early races...
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