I just figured out that my well circulated Commonwealth Shilling is an overdate, 1562 over 1 and has a stop (period) in “Common * wealth. It’s an...
You can collect die varieties of these coins too. I bought the book by a Maurice Bull at last week's FUN show.
That is an interesting comment. For several hundred dollars more, I could have had a piece with less work done on it, but a weaker appearance....
Given the way Heritage Auctions go (I know from current and past experience), you might do better if you were to attend a major show. Believe it...
Since this is the place for coins made prior to 1600, this piece just slips under the wire. Here is a recent purchase, an Elizabeth I shilling....
There have been instances in the British series where both hammered and milled (screw press) coins were issued. Here are two sixpence from...
“Hammered” can also be a numismatic slang term for a coin that is exceptionally well struck. I imagine that @derkerlegand answered the question...
I was going to say that the rims look like they may have been filed. I don't think that will grade the second time around. It is good to know that...
It could be that. I have read that the British issued counterfeit Spanish Dollars when they were at war with them. The idea was to ruin the...
I agree with the grade on the holder.
I used to get half dollars in change now and then when I was a child. You didn't see them constantly, but they were in circulation. That ended...
I spotted this Commonwealth shilling at the recent FUN show. This hammer struck coin is usually in low grades. I always have my eye peeled for...
I have building a type set of Confederate paper money for a few years. I am getting close to "the big six" when the prices really get high, and...
I saw this one in person, so I can't play.
The Grey Sheet is supposed to be the wholesale price, but a lot of collectors think they are entitled to pay those prices. Some of them also think...
Large cents, especially nice ones, are a lot more expensive than they used to be. I have dabbling with a one a year set, and even the common dates...
The chances of finding a valuable date or date and mint mark combination in circulation are very slim. The only realistic hope is to find a mint...
A lot of Lafayette Dollars were mishandled. A few of them were spent or carried as pocket pieces. I will post pictures of a worn piece I won for a...
The second one is bad for sure. It has all of the characteristics of a badly done cast copy. The first one is more convincing, but the fact that...
For most years, the coins in mint sets are regular production pieces. There was a period when the U.S. Mint made special coins for mint sets, but...
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