I have owned two 1793 Half Cents. Aside from seeing them in auctions, I have never run into a 1796. I had one chance to buy an 1802, reverse of...
That might be good advice if you are collecting more common coins. The trouble is sometimes you have to wait for the right coin to become...
“Never say never.” When I was young, I saw what the “old guys” had and never figured I would end up with kind of collectibles. Now that I am one...
Here's the 1793. [ATTACH] I have always found it interesting that the die work on the reverse is similar to this 1793 Wreath Cent. Both dies...
I collected them by die variety from the mid 1980s until the mid '90s when I started my coin dealer business. They were my "seed money for the...
This is the only 1864 Lincoln campaign piece that mentioned the "railsplitter" theme. It appeared on several pieces in 1860. These pieces were...
Having just gone through a house remodeling, I don't want to even dream of tearing up the kitchen floor. Painting and new flooring everywhere else...
Yes, I got hooked on the design when I was in my 20s. It's the reason that the high grade coins I posted earlier were purchases that dated from...
The With Stars piece might be more popular, but the No Stars type is more historic as the first Seated Liberty half dime. In high grade, it is...
Another gimmick to get your money. Ten to twenty years from now no one will care.
I would love to find one with the "20" counterstamp on it. I've had a couple of shots. I blew it when I was in my twenties when a local dealer had...
The artwork on the No Drapery half dimes (e.g. 1838) was better than it was in later years. [ATTACH] The Robert Ball Hughes interpretation, with...
Here are the highest grade pieces I have for the five denominations. Half Dime - Acquired from Sarasota Rare Coin [ATTACH] Dime - Acquired...
What did you do with the tissue paper @RussHJB? I bought an original 1909 Proof set (with an Indian Cent) at the 1976 ANA show that was held in...
Yes, that’s why you don’t do it. There might be a high end AU that could benefit from a dip, but it’s highly unusual.
Dipping is not cleaning. Cleaning involves brushing and rubbing. Dipping involves a minor removal of oxidized metal. If you dip too often or dip...
That’s a great set, and the fact that it’s an original set makes it spectacular. I wish I had the money to buy it. I hope that it can be kept...
VF-20. It looks to have been cleaned, but coins from that era often get a pass.
The coin looks like a VF-20 to me. The remaining detail and the surfaces indicate that grade to me. Might it have cleaned lightly in the past?...
Yes. I too am surprised that PCGS gave that one a straight grade. Maybe the grader felt as I do that an AG-3 deserves some slack, especially an...
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