I think that it has had some minor clipping done to it. Clipping is where a former owner WAY back in the day clipped off a little metal around the...
It goes to show that not all Old Green Label (OGL) coins are good. I’ve been burned on this a few times. One time PCGS made good on it after I...
Not to show you up too much, but here is a better one. I have owned this one for many years. It originally came from a Catherine Bullowa auction....
Yes, the Proof only dates were never an attraction for me. When Roger Cohen wrote his book, he called them, "The other half cents" and left them...
I saw them at the Summer FUN show. They were about as friendly as a pack of porcupines. I couldn't leave quickly enough.
I was watching the events on TV with my in-laws who were visiting us. This was when we lived in a Massachusetts. The whole thing was shocking to...
A "restrike" of the Confederate Half Dollar, made by the Scott Stamp and Coin Company of New York circa 1875. [ATTACH] Here is an example of the...
A German "vampire note." Check out the guy's neck. This was issued during the hyper inflation period after World War I. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] A a...
I'd dance on Putin's grave. If that is political so be it, but the man is a monster cut from the same cloth as Hitler. Not all heads of state...
Yes, it could be, but that is usually green. If you can push it off, do so. I've also done with Goo-Gone and it didn't hurt the medalet a bit....
PCGS is #1 for U.S. coins, but NGC is way ahead of PCGS in foreign and ancient coin markets. NGC does a great job with ancient Roman coins in my...
Silver can corrode if it has not been stored properly, like in the ground. Usually the corrosion is black or dark brown and porous. The green...
My Caligula coin is a fairly run of the mill AS with Vesta on the reverse. It’s easily the most common Caligula coin, and thank goodness for it!...
Here is a Proof 1953 crown (5 shillings) that was issued as part of Elizabeth II's coronation Proof set. This set was very modest compared to the...
Ferrotypes are neither coins nor tokens, but many coin collectors acquire them when they become interested in political pieces. These were...
You have more faith in CAC than I do. My observation is that a lesser coin in an NGC holder is more likely to get a CAC sticker than the PCGS -...
A few coins ... 1986 Two Pounds [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 1967 Canadian $20 commemorative coin [ATTACH] The queen mother commemorative crown...
Given the high cost of certification and the long wait times, I would not get this coin graded. I think you are looking at an MS-63.
Just remember that it's illegal to own a counterfeit that is not marked "COPY." Of course the next question is, how much honor can you expect...
The difficulty with filling holders like this with raw coins are the Chinese counterfeits. You really have to watch out for them these days. The...
Separate names with a comma.
