As I have said many times, if I had a 1913 Liberty Nickel, I'd sell it and buy some real coins. The '13 nickel is one of my least favorite coins.
The Red Book lists the designer as Scot or Reich. John Wright says Scot designed the Matron Head in The Cent Book on page 1.
[ATTACH] Here is a note that the Western & Atlantic Railroad issued during the Civil War. The most famous episode occurred when a group of Union...
I think that reverse Proof coins are usually ugly, but that is a personal opinion.
A couple of points. There are collectors and dealers out there who don't like the Draped Bust design. More of them don't like the Heraldic Eagle...
One of the things that I have noticed is that if you wait to buy something at the very end, you stand a chance of getting the material that people...
The trouble with the modern Draped Bust coin that was part of First Lady's series (for Thomas Jefferson who was a widower) was that they left off...
Congratulations on finding a coin with your favorite design. I would not get the habit of buying these raw from sellers you don’t know on the...
Greetings fellow shut-ins! Today is Wednesday, April 87th. Since there are 120 days in April, that means we have only 33 days left of this month....
I told you these sets would not sell out. They are of no interest to the flippers. I logged on as soon as sales opened and had no problem ordering...
The fields look like an AU-58, but the devices look like an AU-55. Hence AU-55.
How about this? [ATTACH] No knowing what the coin looks like in person makes it hard to fix the photographs. When I am working on a photo, I...
There is no way that coin is worth over $3,000. It only sold for that because a couple of people got hung up on the color. I am glad that I do not...
It's not worth much in that condition. It was issued in 1961. Fleer also issued a set of "Baseball Greats" in 1960 which was a bit more...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I have been looking for an example of this piece for a number years. This piece was issued during the Columbian Exposition...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Silver Proof Bicentennial Dollar, Type 1 Reverse [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Clad Proof Bicentennial Dollar, Type 2 reverse. The...
One of our members, @Ike Skywalker, asked if I might write a piece about the Eisenhower Dollar. I have never been a big Ike Dollar collector. I...
Yes, you price estimate is accuate. I don't find most Matte Proof coins to be that attractive. Here is a 1913 Type I nickel. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Altered. This thing was made outside of the mint to fool somebody. A piece like that would not have a perfect reverse if it had been made at the...
The most important criterion for the term, “does it stack properly?” had to do with the thickness of the coin. When these coins were counted,...
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