Probably MS-63 on the holder. I'd say MS-62 for my own grade.
I sold the first one to a well known dealer in U.S. coins for Gray Sheet Unc. money, something like $800. So he must have viewed it as an Unc. My...
Given the quality of the first piece you had, I would have been looking for an ungrade. but I know the motivation for doing it. This is a U.S....
When you go the first time, it might be like that. The atmosphere and its reputation are great. The trouble is if you were going there in the...
It is a dime. I have no idea where she got it. She loved to shop in second hand stores, and there was one right next door to her house. She had a...
Leave it to a collector to be spending money during a financial crisis! Here is my latest purchase, a 1902 Edward VII coronation short set. This...
My grandmother was born in 1883. She was a coin collector of sorts, and was always looking for coins with the date. This was the one she had, a...
That is an interesting response. I was thinking that it was one of the Head of ‘95 varieties, but the relief was too high. The “COPY” punch mark...
Yea, it costs that much. At a certain point the grading fee becomes dependent upon the value of the item. I think that sucks, and I think it...
Yea, if I want to pay over $2,500 before I am ready to sell it. Years from now PCGS and CAC might not be what they are now. At a certain point,...
The only question is, is the early or late die state? In this case it’s the more common late one.
That is a very nice medal. I had not seen that one before.
Don't hang you hat on the CAC coins. One of the last big deals I was looking to make on a U.S. coin was for a CAC accepted MS-63 graded Classic...
Greetings fellow inmates! “The Warden” says that we shall go grocery shopping early tomorrow, but that will be our last venture out for the week...
Here are two pro Whig Party Hard Times tokens. These two pieces recall the first mayoral election in New York City. Prior to 1834, the mayor had...
I usually have my glasses case in it. Here in Florida, sun glasses are mandatory, at least for me. Sometimes there is a bottle or Coke, water or...
I have heard that there are Native Americans who don’t like $20 bills because Jackson is on it. The expulsion of the Cherokee Indians and...
(1) The “C” is really “AG” for Augustus St. Gaudens. It appears on the low relief design too. (2) Barber did prepare a pattern coin. I have...
There are two problems with that solution. First, many copper stains are more than skin deep. You can dip them today, but a few years from now,...
Here are the two pieces I have. The Ayer's medicine company issued more encased postage pieces than any other merchant. If you collect these...
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