In another post, I published pictures of a Henry III Penny that had been cut in half to make it into a half penny. I thought about posting this...
I didn't pay very much for this piece, $20, but I wanted it because it is an example of a bit of history. Aside from the “gold pennies” that Henry...
I recently acquired this piece and thought that it is pretty nice. It's been dipped, obviously, but overall the eye appeal is quite good. Is this...
How much does a cracked planchet or flan effect the value of an ancient Roman coin? For U.S. coins and tokens, I know that problem can really make...
Love tokens were made mostly in 19th century. They were a regular issue coin that had the obverse or reverse planed off. Then an engraver carved...
Collector’s Note I have had an interest in the Twenty Cent Piece series since I was in high school. Back then I formed a set of the four made for...
I wrote this article for my local club last month, but things fell through the cracks, and it didn't get published. I decided that I will post...
When I was in high school, I dreamed of completing a set of Indian Cents. One of the key coins in that collection was the 1864-L bronze Indian...
I have a fairly large collection of 1860 and 1864 Lincoln campaign tokens. My favorite pieces for all the candidates are those tokens that have...
I attended the Lakeland Collectorama show yesterday. In addition to the Lincoln piece I posted previously, I also found some interesting...
The Lakeland, Florida Collectorama show is being held this weekend, which is unusual. Usually it is in the fall, but it was pushed up this time...
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the only president who was elected four times. As a result, he had an unprecedented and never to be equaled total of...
Last evening I viewed the movie musical "The Greatest Showman" on my DVD system. The plot took a lot of license with the truth, but it was a high...
Many numismatic writers have labeled the Charlotte and Dahlonega Mints as "twins" because the facilities had so much in common. For example, both...
One of the great disappointments for the citizens of Dahlonega was that none of the local people were ever able to land one of the high paying...
I write these articles for my local club. Once they are done, there not much to do with them other than sit on my computer. Maybe you will enjoy...
I am a type collector, and one of the "sleepers" in the U.S. gold type set is the Type II Liberty double eagle (1866 - 75). This coin has the...
I have been reading the book The Plantagenets by Dan Jones. In one of the chapters about King John, who ruled from 1199 to 1216, he wrote about...
Here is one of the chapters in what I call my British kings “bullet book.” It contains historical facts about all of the British kings from Alfred...
I purchased this set at my local club's show yesterday. It is a set of six gold half sovereign coins containing a 1980 and the 1982 through 1986...
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