According to Red Book, Mark Newby came to America from Dublin, Ireland in 1681. He brought copper pieces believed to have been struck in Dublin...
I picked up another bargain piece for my low grade Colonial Copper set - this time it's a 1787 Nova Eborac Copper Cent, Seated Figure Left variety...
From the University of Notre Dame - "Little is known about this unusual token that dates from 1787. The obverse is quite similar to a bust left...
Some years ago I saw someone here post some Lighthouse Albums with Encap slab pages and I thought that was a really attractive way of storing and...
Sometimes if the price is low, I'll take a flyer on bad picture auctions. What I look for is a reputable seller (good feedback) with, hopefully,...
I've been moving my SLQ top collection to AU / MS where possible - and so, given budgetary considerations, that means AU50s are often my best bet....
I've got an extra brand new copy, so I'm happy to pass it along. YN is open to interpretation - shall we say 25 or younger, 30 or younger?...
Time for our sometimes favorite game, "Guess the Grade!" on this 1928-D Standing Liberty Quarter - currently in a PCGS slab but I'm also curious...
I am curious as to whether any of you think that this SEGS grade holds water. I don't have experience with SEGS and rely on my eyesight...
Once I got the 1918/7-S overdate (a more affordable holed details version), I wondered if I'd feel I was done with the SLQ set - I'd lucked into a...
I don't know what it is about Seated Liberty Proofs that I like so much, and I can't typically afford much in the way of same, but I did pick this...
Happy New Year CoinTalk Friends & Family! I hope it's a great year for us all. Here are some fireworks over Fort McHenry, Maryland from my 2013...
I'm considering buying this raw quarter (sale priced at about $270) for my top set, but I think it will grade "details" which has lessened my...
I'm still gradually upgrading the SLQ top set and these 2 are my latest acquisitions - both are straight graded and slabbed. Kind of fun to see a...
[Edit] @Clawcoins - my apologies, I see you've already posted regarding the same find! From CNN: The discovery of a rare gold coin on the south...
These are fairly affordable rarities - they minted 36,910 in Philadelphia (San Francisco mintage was 1,155,000) and I've been looking for a...
In case anyone is interested - this is a high quality archival quality coin album that holds 2x2 coin flips. It is not specific to any series or...
I picked these up on eBay late last night, very pleased to have them in the collection, but I'm not sure what I was thinking - sometimes I just...
I picked this up for $15 plus shipping - I didn't have an 1807/6 overdate Draped Bust large cent, and now I do - so that's pretty simple in terms...
Following up on my recent post and pictures of the entire never ending graded SLQ collection, we now have an upgrade at 1927-D. We have welcomed...
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