A Proof is defined by the country that issues it. A Proof-like is usually a non Proof coin that has reflective surfaces like a Proof. For...
Yes, he did the country a favor when he abdicated. Here is one of the main reasons. [ATTACH] Edward admired Hitler and wrote some papers that...
I have working on a collection of coins that feature British kings and queens from Alfred the Great to Queen Elizabeth II. Edward VIII poses a...
I was buying coins back then, and an MS-65 graded 1794 cent would have cost you a lot more than $500 if it had any legitimate claim to the grade.
The 1924 Democratic Nation Convention required over 100 ballots to select their presidential nominee. The battle was between New York Governor, Al...
The coin celebrated the nation’s sesquicentennial. Washington and Coolidge were the first and most recent presidents at the time. The Democrats...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] The three and five cent notes, which were part of the Third Issue of Fractional Currency, were very small and apparently did...
I think that Joseph Robinson was alive when this piece was issued. If he wasn't the dates were very close. At any rate he was the Senate majority...
Spenser Clark, who developed the wet printing process, put his picture on this five cent Fractional Currency note. It caused the uproar noted in...
Calvin Coolidge was alive and in office when this coin was issued. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The outpouring of grief during that period was incredible. I know because I was in junior high school at the time. Trying to block the JFK half...
The auction firm in question was not known for conservative grading when they were active in the industry.
I would say MS-65, maybe 66. I am interpreting the darker areas on the high points as envelope toning. I don't see an MS-67 here.
I have never been an Overton book fan, and I've owned several editions of it. The trouble is it used to be the best available, but now that has...
When a coin has small rim issues on both sides, it's not an MS-65, especially when the price goes the by 41% for the one point bump according to...
I get emails everyday from a couple of coin dealers who offer me expensive U.S. coins. It’s bad form to go after a dealer’s offerings while they...
It’s Type I quarter that probably a bit of “a slider.” I think that there is a slight rub on the leg.
Here is an example of the 19th century presidential medals. They were in high relief and had a rich mahogany finish which was not offered in the...
One of the problems was that the New York State congressional delegation was large and powerful. They got commemorative half dollars authorized...
What we see is a bifurcated market with the really top of the line stuff bring huge prices and a lot of collector material sagging. Having said...
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