What a terrible fake! It looks like it might be "NGC certified" to boot. The face of the eagle looks like something out of cartoon.
This 1860 half dime has been a favorite, although it's a common coin. The reason the date which has this piece struck on the eve of the Civil War....
I don’t know which company you are using, but from what I hear, it’s taking a lot longer than that unless you are paying express grading prices....
I think that it’s about 325 survivors, but a lot of them have problems like holed, bent and cleaned.
The vast majority of them that show up ”in the wild” are copies. A local dealer had me come in to authenticate one. It was a copy. I have had...
The 20% buyers’ fee was designed to benefit consigners (sellers). There are ways to negotiate 100% of the hammer price, or even more if you have...
I once owned the former finest known and discovery piece for that variety. It had full Mint State sharpness. Unfortunately an idiot cleaned it. It...
This was many years ago, but a dealer bought a set of Mercury Dimes. Unfortunately, the 1916-D was a glued on “D” fake. One dealer said “There are...
Today certification for coins on that level, certification is almost a requirement.
I won't reveal the year I bought it, but this one has done well for me. [ATTACH] In the area of medals, I bought this one at the right time...
I might be wrong, but I think you have two strikes against you when you send an NGC graded coin to PCGS for the same or a higher grade. If you...
This is no necessarily the result of "greed and egos." A great many rolls of cents were saved in the early 1960s. There was a lot of crazed...
You really need to post of picture of the coin you have before we can give you very information about it. Here is Elizabeth six pence which has...
Here is a certified example of the 1921 Morgan Dollar in MS-61. This is close to the lowest Mint State grade with MS-60 being the lowest. MS-60 is...
I purchased this Andrew Johnson Indian peace medal in copper at the recent FUN show. I like to purchase 19th century presidential medals when I...
I may of done worse, but my current regret is paying way too much for an 1877 Proof 20 cent piece. These pieces have really dropped in price after...
I find fixed price lists can to be more fun than a darned auction. All it takes is one other bidder to drive prices to the moon. The last time I...
The recent sales of U.S. commemorative coins have been very disappointing. Years ago there was a rule that the organization that was supposed to...
Very nice. I have not collected the coins for emperors’ wives except for the Severan Dynasty.
This double die variety is unusual. Most doubled dies are the result of the hub rotating between the three blows it takes to sink the working die....
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