A few, recent acquisitions .... SPRAGUE & BLODGETT / GEORGIA MINSTRELS / ADMIT ONE. This was the first, original all-black minstrel troupe. The...
Considering the wear on this CWT, Jester, it appears to me that the c/s was applied much later. Generally speaking, I've found that the later a...
Sorry to hear that you didn't find more than the one c/s at the show. The GS Show is a fairly large one, is it not? My last large show was the...
Hey Bruce .... The D&B c/s is one of the nicest strikes I've seen, both coin and stamp-wise. Overall, downright pretty, it is, and I, too, have...
This looks to me to be a fairly well cast copy of a Confederate Half .... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] In an effort to get closer to owning a genuine...
Hey Bruce, Here are my initial, database notes on the C. KANOUSE counterstamp. Cornelius Kanouse of Jersey City .......
Hey Bruce, Here are the pics of those recent acquisitions. Joseph Aristides Baquie was a hardware merchant in New Orleans; this, now as yet...
You've got good taste, Bruce. I paid almost as much for the Waters c/s as I did for all the others shown. Love at first sight, it was for me....
@ Larry .... These Schloss pieces were originally watch fobs. I had one in brass that had a rectangular hole in the protruding extension; this to...
Hey, Bruce ..... Here are the pics of recent acquisitions that you wanted to see. The one exception is the Asa Waters c/s in combination with the...
Most of my Classic Heads are counterstamped, but here are a few that aren't. The short series of Classic Large Cents has long drawn my attention;...
Great pick-up, Bruce! It's a dilly for your Philly collection .... an interesting occupation to boot. I thought that perhaps, George might have...
Dan Carr's artful products and sterling reputation speak volumes about him ... I'm a huge fan. It matters not whether I make or lose money on...
I agree with TypeCoin .... XF details. I think I'm seeing some hairlines on the obverse.
[ATTACH] Here's Buell's mark on an 1853 quarter. As this is te latest date so far, his stamping of coins likely occurred in the mid 1850's. This...
Despite the the perceived Nazi connection, the good luck swastika tokens are very collectable. The advertising pieces tend to be increasingly...
IMHO, the subject coin is easily XF. As much as I disdain slabs, I'd submit this coin to PCGS and expect a higher than VF grade. Here are pics of...
Personally, I'd put it in the $75-$100 range. These are quite popular among collectors of early coppers. Problem-free, mid-grade specimens...
Hi Brandon ... This sounds like a most intriguing topic, and I applaud your interest in the coinage angle. Good thing that you have a month's...
[ATTACH] This may be the lowest grade U.S. pattern coin in existence. It's an 1855 Flying Eagle Cent. It got certified as Fr-2. There are far...
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