Love tokens are another part of the market. You have to expect a hole or two or solder to hold the bracelet. Holes are okay for those pieces....
Most of what you had was probably the common varieties in circulated condition. Littleton Coin used to mail out buy price lists to the dealers on...
There is big difference between the beautifully repaired 1795 dollar, which has great color and nice detail and coins that started this thread....
The 1900 presidential election marked the second contest between William McKinley and William Jennings Bryan. Both men had new running mates....
I dislike auctions. I almost never do well in them, and I have been a collector for 60 years. Some people think that's it's okay to bid or keep...
Don’t put blind faith in what it says on the slab. You still have to be able to grade and spot problems.
“Judd” is a reference book on United States pattern (experimental) coins that was first published in the late 1950s. Somewhat like the Red Book,...
It all depends on your budget. Assuming that this piece is genuine, which I can't speak to one way or the other, this is a very low grade for a...
I hope that you have a copy of A Guide Book for United States Coins also known as the "The Red Book." It contains a lot of information is one...
Here is an 1862 regular issue Dollar in Proof. As you can see it is the No Motto type which is minted for many years as a business strike but for...
It depends upon the specific coin. If the coin is a nice collectible and not low grade or bulk stuff, like rolls of circulated Buffalo nickels,...
You need to remember that this is a pattern, not a regular issue coin. If you are okay with that, then purchase it if you like. I don’t do much...
Johnnie Walker Blue, but only on special occasions. Getting back to the Proof sets, yes they are out of favor these days, but I still like them...
Join the club. So am I. I have marked that one as "unavailable" on my check list.
That is a very impressive set. I have liked British gold since I started collecting British coins seven years ago. I don't have all of the...
No, most of the whales, even when they know what the are doing, want PCGS plastic, and in an unfortunate number of cases, CAC sticky cardboard....
Really? I'll show the coin to you the next time we can get together. If the entire coin is not original, aside from the place I circled, then no...
I am sure that there are lot of "sleeper date and mint mark combinations" in the Seated Dollar series in addition the pieces that get all of the...
Years ago I had this 1911-D quarter eagle come back in a body bag for "improper cleaning." The only thing I could figure from that was a spot on...
[ATTACH] 1800 Dollars The 1800 Dollar mintage marked the last time that the early dollar mintage reached 100,000. By this time the melt...
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