The short set concept has long been a staple for Mercury Dime and Walking Liberty Half Dollar collectors. For Mercury Dimes the short set can...
Collectors who begin to collect a set of Indian cents will notice an odd coin in their album labeled as the 1864-L. To the uninitiated, it might...
[ATTACH] Chester A. Arthur's presidential mint medal is one of the few numismatic related collectibles that are available for this largely...
As most of you know, the 2021 Winter FUN show was canceled this year. NGC and PCGS hold receptions for collectors during these events. Both given...
Ribbons and medals are at the periphery of our hobby. Most collectors are much more interested in coins than medals, and collectors who like...
I didn't think that I would get either Gordian I or II Africanus given their rarity. But this one cropped up so I bought it. Gordian I and II...
Each of the letters, numbers and stars that appear on the very early U.S. were punched into the die with individual tools. For that reason the...
I have been researching the denarii for these two and have not come to a conclusion. Perhaps those of you who have been collecting imperial Roman...
I have working on a collection of coins that feature British kings and queens from Alfred the Great to Queen Elizabeth II. Edward VIII poses a...
I get emails everyday from a couple of coin dealers who offer me expensive U.S. coins. It’s bad form to go after a dealer’s offerings while they...
Since others have posted parts of their type sets, I have decided to post my half dimes. I have been a huge fan of the early half dimes since I...
George Brinton McClellan is best remembered as one of the most prominent of the long of failed generals who commanded the Army of the Potomac...
The term “tribute penny” gets thrown around a lot with respect to the Tiberius Denarius pieces. Is there a true tribute penny variety, or can it...
The 1900 presidential election marked the second contest between William McKinley and William Jennings Bryan. Both men had new running mates....
The Early U.S. silver dollars have long been collector favorites. These large, impressive coins were one of the two flagship products (the $10...
I was trying to place an order with the U.S. this morning and was stopped by the requirement to accept "the terms and conditions." I could not...
I have been collecting the follii (?) of the caesars who served during the Diocletian era. I have noted that the weight and diameter of these...
This exhibit is Covet jinxed. I made it up for the Summer FUN only to have then canceled. Then I applied to show it this January only to have the...
Edward I, 1272 - 1307 We finished part 1 of this survey of the Plantagenet kings with the de-facto abdication of the feckless Henry III....
A coin dealer sent a package to me from Chicago on December 14 for a "two day delivery." I have now have a message that the package in Sioux City,...
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