The U.S. declared war on Germany in April of 1917. That prompted Herman MacNeil to re-design his Standing Liberty Quarter. Ms. Liberty changed her...
Here's the piece in my emperors set. [ATTACH] Antoninianus of Gallienus, Obverse: GALLIENVS AVG “Gallienus augustus.” Reverse: MARS VICTOR...
The biggest coin trade I ever made was a Choice Mint State 1907 $10 gold piece for an 1802 half cent. In the long run, I get the better end of the...
The mint is still selling medals for this album. Now they are doing a medal for each term a president served, which they didn't used to do. That...
I don't see anything but wear and circulation damage.
Fine - VF 15 or 20.
Here are photos of a counterfeit 1955 Doubled Die Cent, from my virtual "black cabinet collection." This file contains pictures of counterfeits...
The last piece you posted looks to be genuine, and I would grade it EF. The Grey Sheet number is $1,150, but that is for a certified piece. It...
Pieces graded AU-58 are priced at $1,550 on the Grey Sheet. You can expect to a bit more than that, but no where near the numbers you quoted. An...
If the “old man” was from New England, it would not be unusual for him to have more than one of these coins if he was collecting in the mid to...
The story stem from Union general John Dix. After the Union took New Orleans, Dix issued a order to shoot any man who tried to tear down the Union...
The late John J. Pittman had a lot of them. Some of gold sets were impaired, but he had them. I saw some of them in an exhibit he was showing, and...
I would suggest collecting by topic. You might pick a state, all of the Monitor tokens, the Lincoln tokens, the anti-slavery tokens, the Civil War...
You are fortunate. My father-in-law tried really hard to find a link, but could not prove one.
Neither do I. Regular money derives its value from the fact that it is accepted under the law to satisfy debts. That includes settlements when...
Yes, if you look at the stock and precious metals markets everyday, you will drive yourself crazy. The trouble is, you do have to keep an eye on...
[ATTACH] Revenues from the sales of the Pilgrim Tercentenary Commemorative Half Dollar were used to sponsor a celebration that marked the 300th...
The melt value would take it up to about $5.
At Heritage auctions, some things can seem like they are going to be bargains until the live bidding begins from the floor (rare, even rarer now...
[ATTACH] 1862 Proof Seated Dollar
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