I was at my local club show today. One of the dealers had a couple of fake Chinese pieces that he had unfortunately purchased over the counter at...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] This is my avatar, an 1805 dime. I took this photo before I had the coin certified. I bought this coin circa 1975 from the...
Here is one of the few counterstampled coins in my collection. It is a "Vote the Land Free" large cent that is part of my political collection....
I bought this 1798 cent a couple of years ago when I had visions putting together a date set of large cents. It is an S-179, fairly common, and...
In a few posts that I can’t find, a couple people made the comment that they think that the Morgan Dollar is unattractive. I’ll grant you that...
Theodore Roosevelt became president in 1901 following the assassination of William McKinley. Roosevelt was an activist president who put his stamp...
The "Happy Victory Day" post reminded me a group of medals that I have that were given to service men and women who participated in World War II....
Although these coins are not the same type, these 1798 dollars provide an example of the difference between VF-35 and EF-40, at least going by the...
Here is an 1868 U.S. Grant presidential campaign token that was in the Eric P. Newman collection. This piece is not listed in DeWitt catalog of...
Most U.S. coin collectors are aware that there is a Delaware commemorative half dollar in the U.S. series. In addition to that piece, there were a...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Most numismatists believe that the 1907 High Relief $20 gold piece is the most beautiful U.S. coin. This piece was the “pet...
I collect 19th century presidential campaign tokens. The candidates and their supporters issued these pieces before the Celluoid button was...
The Reeded Edge, Capped Bust half dollars were first pieces of that denomination that the Philadelphia Mint struck on a steam press. Some type...
Here is an example of the next generation of Pole to Cap cents, a 1795. This is a Sheldon 76b which is the most common variety in the series. The...
If you have been a collector for some years and have gone shopping at the local brick and mortar stores and shows, you have probably seen some low...
Early copper collectors regard this 1795 half cent as a "common variety," but I have never thought of any of the pre-1800 half cent as "common."...
There was a post in the "What's it Worth?" area of a modern reproduction of the Confederate Half Dollar. I promised to post a picture of the Scott...
With a mintage of only 1,520 and its status as a one year type coin, the 1913 Type I Nickel should be more expensive than it is. The trouble is it...
William Henry Harrison is best remembered for winning the Battle of Tippecanoe and the shortest presidency in the history of the United States....
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