I have heard that a large number of these pieces were tossed in the sea in Charleston, South Carolina and fished out later. That explains who most...
This CWT die combination is Patriotic numbers 54/179. It is an R-2 which equals "Not so common." That means that there are a few thousand known....
First Proof Jefferson Nickel. [ATTACH] The Jefferson Nickel and Feliz Schlag conceived it. The mint made so many changes that it is hardly...
I wish I had kept this 1865 Nickel Three Cent piece with the neat clash marks. [ATTACH]
Here is the New York Sanitary Fair token. My piece is worn, which is unusual. Most of the survivors seemto be Mint State. I paid about $800 for...
Here are the three varieties with the same obverse. Fuld 36/340 [ATTACH] Fuld 36/271 [ATTACH] Fuld 36/432 this is the scarcest. [ATTACH]
My 1878 silver dollar collection has not grown in three decades. I really enjoy looking at them and studying the history, but it ends there so far...
I don’t know about VAM varieties. They have never attracted me although I do have an early edition of the book. I have a five opening Capital...
This is the most common of the antislavery Civil War tokens. This obverse was used with two other reverses. The “No compromise with traitors”...
This token has some scarcity, but it’s not as rare as you might think. This piece was sold at a Sanitary Fair fund raiser that was held on the...
When the bids get to some serious money, like $1,000 or more, most bidders don’t take kindly to getting outbid by $1, with no recourse. There...
The trick with Pole to Cap large cents is to find pieces with all of the reverse lettering visible. The relief was low on these coins, and there...
There are those who will pay a premium for dollars in GSA holders. Although a given date and mint mark combination might be common as a raw or...
I am a want list collector who plans to buy some things years in advance. I hate eBay because of snipping. I refuse to participate there because...
I attended major shows to find the key dates. Higher income people sometimes don’t have the time to do that. They also trusted my advice. Local...
I am an odd collector. I much prefer looking at what I have and learning as much about it as I can. "The chase" gets very tiring for me,...
I built two sets for costomers when I was a dealer. It's easy to do. All it takes is money. Some other series sets are much harder.
Here is by far the most valuable coin I have in an ANACS "soap bar" slab. This is minor type coin in the U.S. gold series, and it's quite scarce....
Some people liked the size of these holders because more of them could be stored in limited spaces, like safe deposit boxes. The only downside for...
I bought this one at the Lakeland, Florida coin show. I didn't go to the show looking for it, and I had to sit for a while thinking about whether...
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