So I've been educating myself on war nickels while looking for a nice example for the type set. I had set the target as MS-67 or PF-67 if they...
I've been looking to upgrade the raw war nickel in my type set with a super nice MS-67 or PF-67 in PCGS or NGC. The current example is shown...
Saw this sticker on a PCGS coin offered at auction. I assume it means "Quality Assured" or some such. No mention of it is made on the PCGS...
I'm not that experienced in attributing Capped Bust Half Dollars but I do have two of the Overton books and have used the on-line references....
An old thread from 2011, recently resurrected, called "PCGS Coin Sniffer" motivated me to do something I've been thinking about for some time. I...
Does anyone know anything about this dealer? One of my fellow Local Coin Club members asked me to look over his listings and give him some...
Attended my local coin club meeting last night and one of the members was auctioning off a stereo microscope. Bidding started at $20 and after...
It's been discussed here before re using a dab of oil to obscure slab scratches when photographing coins but I've never seen before and after...
Picked up this 1786 New Jersey at FUN for the US Type Set. It's the Maris 24-P, R-2 with a nice light chocolate coloration and no significant...
I apologize for not having a photograph. When at FUN, I ran across a Feuchtwanger Three Cent token. I had previously thought there were only one...
In a recent post by @TypeCoin971793, he posted photos of a 1794 cent's edge lettering using the flashlight reflector technique. Works well but...
I picked up this 1873 with Arrows quarter about six months ago for my type set. The black dot smack in the middle of Lady Liberty's decolletage...
First a little background. I collect the Capped Bust Half Dimes (1829-1837) by die marriage of which there are 92 and also some 32 remarriages....
Went to this show today. Good collection of dealers, mostly US but a couple World and a couple Ancient. A few well-known dealers and some nice...
Not that I have a beef or anything, but I noticed something last month and made we wonder about it. I won a Heritage auction for a coin and...
Up for your consideration is a 1832 half dime, die marriage LM-12. It is in an NGC slab, graded AU-58. Photos are mine and are pretty...
I posted on this coin last week after I won it in a Heritage auction for a $68 hammer and got bit by Heritage's $29 minimum buyers premium....
This is primarily for @Insider: This ICG-graded 1877 IHC is in an EBay auction this afternoon at 3:18 ET. The ICG number is 2555550301 which...
The 1859 Philadelphia half dime sports a unique obverse named after an assistant engraver, Anthony C. Paquet. I don't believe anyone knows why...
I recently won this 1832 LM-1 Capped Bust Half Dime in a Heritage auction. I was busily patting myself on the back for a $68 hammer win when I...
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