Unfortunately my most interesting coin is not an an ancient piece. It's the 1848 CAL. U.S. $2.50 gold coin. This coin was made from the first...
In think that the "1885-CC" is bad. To begin, the two "C"s in the mint mark don't match. I have never seen that before. Second, the 1885-CC is...
For coins and tokens that are struck with a closed collar, there three sides, the obverse and reverse dies and the collar that goes around the...
Here is the biggest "finned" piece in my collection. This ian 1864 Lincoln campaign piece that subsequently made it into the Patriotic Civil War...
Probably someone's pocket piece. That's how these coins are often made. Many times it's not from getting used in circulation
Massachusetts Oak Tree Shilling, cira 1660 to 1667. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here is the oldest one I have in Mint State, a Virginia Half Penny. This...
I am 90% sure that it is a copy of the original. The problem is that the “HALF CENT” area of the piece is too flat to be real. Frequently copies...
The five pound is a PCGS graded Pr-64, Ultra Cameo. I spotted it on a dealer’s site and further checked it out on the PCGS verification page....
Nothing is "priceless." Everything can have a price, if it is offered for sale. "Coinfacts" estimates that there are 7, 1943 bronze cents, and I...
New collectors should consider this market pattern for new coins before they get caught up in the frenzy. I know about the “I have to have now!”...
For example ... in the early 1980s, I sold a 1973-S silver Proof Ike Dollar for $175 when Grey Sheet bid was $250. About a year ago I sold one...
The piece looks “modern” to me. I am no expert, but if I were a perspective buyer, I would pass. My experience is limited to 60+ years with U.S....
This is a common price pattern for modern coins. They are hot when first discovered, but then settle back into obscurity after the promotion is...
I agree with you. The color is not original, which will limit the ultimate auction price.
I have posted them in another string of messages.
I believe that the coin has been artificially retoned and was probably cleaned which prompted that action. Here is a raw piece that is in my...
The 1937 George VI coronation four piece gold set contains a half sovereign, sovereign, two sovereign and five sovereign coins. These were the...
I agree with you about the green label holders although you can't blindly use that as an indicator for a properly graded coin. There are some...
They are really pathetic holders. They only thing they have going for them is that there was a period when the grading ultra conservative, which...
With the possible exception of Proof coin planchets, many flans have small marks on them before the coin was struck. In the vast majority of...
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