I don't think that Maximinus promoted his son Maximus beyond the level of caesar. As such he would not be the seventh emperor. According to David...
Signed or unsigned really does not matter. It has to do with the varieties that are listed in the major reference works.
The 1825 half cent you have is listed as Cohen variety #2 for 1825. It is the more common of the two varieties that are known from that year. It...
The variety is 28/303a (a = copper). That would make it an R-2 ( fairly common) according to the current ratings.
When I was a dealer, up until a decade ago, there were dealers who would buy Proof sets at a discount under Grey Sheet bid, and it was always more...
I will have to sit down with the variety book, but the “E S” probably stands for Emil Siegel who was a very prolific Civil War token die maker and...
Well, @charley, I can put you on “ignore” so that I won’t offend you again. I try to give you free advice, you want apologies. I have never seen a...
When I was dealer, I once had straight graded 1798 dollar on consignment that had light graffiti in the field. Never underestimate the ability of...
I have never seen a corrosion spot look like that unless it had some help. A lamination would be more likely if the mark in the face is natural.
The 1955 doubled die was not found in Mint Sets. Many of them showed up in cigarette machines and in circulation. As for the 1979 Proof sets,...
That looks like someone took a chuck out of old battling Maximinus' face to me. He was not very poplar with the gentry in Rome and elsewhere....
Just to show how grading can work on early dollars, this 1796 dollar is in an NGC AU-50 holder. It was graded about 20 years ago. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Recently, there was a string of posts here where it was noted that Rome had four emperors in the year 69 AD. While that might seem to be a record...
Huh? On virtually every coin site I’ve been on, when someone refers to Forest Gump running, they are referring to people getting away from a...
From the movie, “Forest Gump,” “Run Forest run!” as fast as you can away from this deal. It seems like we might be getting a little paranoid...
It's funny what a difference one little "L" can make.
I have learned how to live without the vast majority of modern mint produces.
Sometimes that's true, and sometimes it's all marketing. Years ago, when I lived in New England, there was highly advertised discount grocery...
The only thing you can be talking is Proof. MS-70 graded coins are rare as hen's teeth from what I have seen. It might be an interesting study,...
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