Actually the rarest item is an 1865 without a die crack. The mint had a heck of a lot of problems with these coins.
To be precise, the 3CN were called Nickels because of their composition. In 1865, the 5c coin was the silver half dime. In 1866, the Nickel 5c...
True But it actually tells you something about how labels were done in those days. This was the earliest days of Laser Printers and they were...
100.00
FWIW, there is at least one other Accurade photo slab in existance... 1926 Sesquicentennial of Independence Commemorative 50c No idea why only...
Awrsome... Can"t wait for the photos
OK... 24hrs so let's call it... @ddddd is closest $10 at the Grapevine coin show last weekend. Dealer bought it in a collection and didn't know...
Nah @Patriot78 ... play the fool would be the bums who show up, ask us what it is, refuse to listen to intelligent, well thought out, experienced...
OK, let me try... [ATTACH] NGC/HA auction records for PF70 are $587 (2016) -> 1540 (2014 auction)... PF69 runs about $33 (2014 auctions)...
The images are 2.5" large format. They are in storage at the ANA museum. No clue what condition they are in, however. I think the certs are...
It's just such a wild reversal. Today we have the true view which is an extra cost add-on and the plastic is what's important
Yup... nice... just a few touches on the big star and the shield on the obverse and on the reverse the diamond at 9 o'clock, the leaves and top of...
NCI actually offered a combination slabbing / photocert option - which is why if you look at the back of the holder it says "Authenticity...
Yes, they are silver, but it was deliberately specified to contain less silver than it's nominal value, I.e. a half dime is 1.34g of 0.900 silver....
150
Especially after the Battle of Cape Santa Maria on 5 October 1804... It would have taken years to recoin all the silver that was, seized/stolen.
525 (just to be an outlier)
@ddddd just a quickie note re the PCI Signature Series Slab featuring Rick Tomaska... I bought cert# ....7022 yesterday at Grapevine Coin Show for...
Sorry, @IBetASilverDollar there isn't much. I have a casual interest sparked when I bought an NGC Young Numismatist / Treasure Trivia slab that...
I need to dig out my two (impaired) proof trimes and check - I have a PF58 and a PF50 to look at and try to photograph...
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