Most old tokens and medals in white metal are beat up. White medal is really soft and easily marked. If the alloy is of a certain type, “tin pest”...
The great part is that U.S. tokens and medals are cheaper than U.S. coins because the market is much smaller. That has been changing a bit in...
Wow! That is quite the display. You have some very impressive coins, and your write-up are great. I wish I could do that, but if I had that much...
I did the same thing when I had my core collection graded back in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
If you are going to survive in the coin business as a dealer, you have to be able to grade coins. Even when pieces have been certified, all slab...
The surfaces have a fake shiny look. One of the basic skills to learning how to tell a circulated coin from an Uncirculated one is to swirl it...
I believe that it already is featured.
You should take close-up pictures of each token to have us attribute them. There are tiny differences between the varieties, especially the "Shoot...
Here's one from 1873 for the Boston Numismatic Society. I was a member when I lived in the Boston area. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It has been polished, but I think that it is genuine. If it makes you happy, two thumbs up!
As long as they are not stuck with a lot of inventory when the prices go down.
I think it sold for around $18 million.
Sorry for my ignorance, by what is a “PM” besides the time of day? As for gold being overvalued, the high retail price for a $20 gold piece when...
King Farouk was a big coin collector. He got a special license to own the only 1933 double eagle that can be privately held. It’s same one that is...
My father was the valedictorian of his high school class. He won $75 in gold. He put it in the local bank and lost it all.
I think they pulled the war nickels out too. The reason that the large mint mark, including the large "P," was placed above Monticello was to make...
I think that the current policy of the U.S. Mint is create items with limited mintages to create at least a temporary frenzy. If it makes money...
I know that you would like something cheaper than what I have shown you, @Hiddendragon, but I just don't have any pictures of inexpensive...
It all depends upon what grade you want, and how much you are willing to pay. You can get selected dates from the 1830s because that were hoards,...
The brighter one is probably graded MS-63, but I don't care for either one of them. This one is graded MS-64. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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