Unlike many collectors, I like small coins. For most collectors, "bigger is better." That's why most all silver dollars, but most especially the...
I received the 2023-S Morgan I ordered today. Given the delays some have said they have had, I was pleasantly surprised. [ATTACH] And it so...
I have gotten away from buying new offerings from the mint. I have stopped buying the new modern commemorative coins and have sold the pieces that...
Last summer, everything was on 6s and 7s for me because we were getting the house tented for termites (something that is not "if" but "when" in...
My collector’s mind runs in cycles. Since I collect by type and tend to “fly over” many different topics. I will get interested in some things and...
I had been looking for a well struck, high grade Capped Bust Half Dime (Type 1829 to 1837) for a few years. I could never find the right one at...
I have been looking for a Proof Trade Dollar for some time. When I was a dealer, the other dealers always wanted too much. I wanted a piece that...
Since I have opened up my collecting horizons to British coins, I have gotten some new insights into why of the monetary problems existed in...
The "last or new" coinage, which was introduced in 1816, marked a significant change in British coinage. The weights for the gold and silver...
Since this is the place for coins made prior to 1600, this piece just slips under the wire. Here is a recent purchase, an Elizabeth I shilling....
I spotted this Commonwealth shilling at the recent FUN show. This hammer struck coin is usually in low grades. I always have my eye peeled for...
I have building a type set of Confederate paper money for a few years. I am getting close to "the big six" when the prices really get high, and...
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During the 1790s and early 1800s, England was under threat first from the French revolutionists and then Napoleon as he took over more territory...
[ATTACH] Here is a nice example of the Libertas Americana medal. Benjamin Franklin conceived, sponsored and distributed these pieces after the...
I know that most people tell you to specialize. Otherwise you wonder off in all sorts of directions. I have long been a wonderer. I don’t collect...
I have had this penny, which is usually attributed to William the Conqueror, for some time. It is nice, but some experts have said that it might...
Andrew Johnson and Abraham Lincoln had shared experiences. They were both born into poverty and succeeded in life much from their own efforts....
I have not been pleased with the type coin I had in my set for the Capped Bust, Lettered Edge Half Dollar. I spotted this coin yesterday at the...
President Franklin Piece (in office 1853 to 1857) had a sad personal life. His wife, Jane, was still angry at him after he accepted the 1852...
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