[ATTACH] I way over paid for this one. It's a great coin, but I got carried away at an auction. Recent sales indicate that the market is catching...
The Spiked Chin 1804 half cent is known with four different reverses. The die is known with two reverses before it was damaged, which created the...
They are the ugliest until you start collecting medieval British coins. That's British King William II, also known as "Rufus." He looks like a...
I bought this one for the type about 20 years ago. These coins were very well made. They were the best of the colonial issues. The trouble it cost...
The die variety is 1804 Cohen 13. It is probably the most common half cent variety. The reverse die, without the stems, survived to make the most...
I bought this one about 40 years ago. [ATTACH] Here is an example of the farthing. This one was lightly cleaned on the reverse so it might not...
Some of those varieties are represented by only a few coins, and some of those coins are so bad, you can barely see anything on them. I sat in on...
The die sinker was James Gleason. He was known for the "Michigan primitives." The Indiana primitives, made by Henry Higgins, are more popular, but...
I have found that this piece is, perhaps, the most common Hard Times Token. It was issued in the mid 1830s after Jackson vetoed the renewal of the...
I think that getting the American Eagle gold and silver bullion coins is a waste. Most all of them are going to grade MS-68 or 69. If you want...
Have someone who knows how to grade coins go over them before you send any of the in for grading. Grading fees and shipping are high these days....
Sovereigns from that era in VF and less condition are worth their bullion value. The Spinks coin guide, which is the British "Red Book" lists them...
There are some foolish people who wish for gold to go to $10,000 an ounce, but the smart people know that would be a disaster. You dollar would...
It's hard to say. Dentiles often give the fakes away, this one has some odd ones on the reverse starting at 5k to 9k. Genuine Philadelphia Mint...
Oh, I have one pre-1816 Unc. large cent. It's not red, but I don't like red any way. It's too fragile. This is graded MS-62, but it's not quite...
Here is an example of a piece that was issued in 1807 when the Bust design was introduced. [ATTACH] These coins tend to come in higher grades,...
The sharpness grade is VF-25, but the coin has two marks in the field, and it's hard to tell from that photograph if it has been cleaned beyond...
I am working on a set of Indian Cents. I collected a set when I was in high school, so you might say that I am having a "second childhood" in my...
It looks like it is a Good-4. Great find!
The 1873 and 1874 gold dollars were carelessly made in my opinion. The pieces from the 1880s are much nicer, partly because the mintages were much...
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