People, usually elderly, occasionally bring old money into the banks as well. I got some Morgans and Peace dollars from my favorite teller just...
Franklin mint may be correct, that I do not know. I do know that it really doesn't matter who made them, as this type of state (as well as...
Any worth above one cent is strictly from its curiosity value. I worked at a coin shop when these first came out, and I believe we sold them for...
These are generally classified as a Hard Times token. There are about 20 varieties of these cents, some rarer than others. I would be glad to id...
Ever check into "So-Called Dollars"?
Maybe not too much. Sounds like coffee was expensive back then. "Coffee was introduced in Brazil early in the eighteenth century, but initially...
This counterstamp is not listed in Brunk's 2003 counterstamp book. At least two known examples are needed to be listed there. My suspicion is that...
Not all holes are damage. I have a number of pieces that were holed as issued. Even when the hole is added after minting, the value does not...
Stephen Alpert's guide to identification and values of United States exonumia (1992) classifies this type of piece under the Chapter 25 heading of...
NGC seems to be the tpg slabbing most of the exonumia, and from what I have seen, this token would very likely be graded in the XF range by them....
Sorry for the duplicate post, was having computer problems the other evening when I tried to post the first time. The computer locked up without...
One can not get any rarer than one example, of which quite a number of single issues can claim. While not regular government issues, they did...
Technically not coins as has already been mentioned, but Civil War tokens were widely used when regular coinage was hoarded to the point of...
Lots of sets in the works, probably about 75-100, but the Civil War token sets remain as my main priority. Several groupings are a higher than...
When you're feeling better, tomorrow perhaps, I would like to hear why West Virgina is also illegal, LOL.
Morgan, good questions and thoughts! Unknown criteria as to the glass's intended usage and its actual design could certainly allow for tremendous...
Did that once over 30 years ago, but not to buy a coin. Probably the biggest mistake I ever made. :headbang:
Some touching sentiments here, enjoyed reading about them. Sometimes it does not take much to provide someone a lifelong interest. For a single...
I became interested as a lad back in my paper route days. It was then that I began to handle a fair amount of change. Both the age of some of the...
You are most welcome Ben. I enjoy doing a little research.
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