The issue comes down to this. An AU-58 with great eye appeal is worth as much or more than a so-so technical Mint State piece with average or less...
Silver is often found in gold ore. It’s not unusual to find silver traces in older, pre 1933 U.S. gold coins. After the southern mints opened in...
silver is cheaper to buy, but you need a lot more it to make some serious money. If silver goes up $2 an ounce, a good increase, if you have 10...
The 1969-S doubled die is really strong. I handed one when I was a dealer. If you ever get one, you won’t miss it. It’s similar to the 1955 and...
I this is probably the answer.
I received one of those folders at Christmas 1959, and hole was still open. The only closed holes I remember were for the 1913 Nickel, 1894-S Dime...
Wow! I didn’t know they are now putting a plug in the 1909-S-VDB hole. That coin is expensive, but it’s very doable. There is nothing rare about...
Try Steinberg’s Inc. That’s where I found mine.
The last six dates I need to complete my U.S. cents date set.
I have seen that copy of the 1804 Dollar to make me think that it was mass produced and sold at souvenir shops. A collector gave this one to me...
In my years of collecting, a hole, unless the piece should have one, is considered to be the worst defect among collectors. The rule of thumb for...
I thought that you were referring to British crowns. It is possible to get an 1804 dollar. The trouble is, it was made and issued for The Bank of...
The 19th century's worst presidents. Both of them made moves that moved along the start of the Civil War. Franklin Pierce, 1853 to 1857 The...
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I have owned this one for many years. The purists don't like it because it has been dipped. It works for me. I've never tried to replace it. [ATTACH]
Political pieces during this period were often watch fobs. Here's one for William Jennings Bryan's 1908 campaign. [ATTACH] Here is watch fob...
@Randy Abercrombie, I would wait for a "no problem" example. This commemorative coin comes nice. This is an MS-64. [ATTACH]
The mint produced far fewer quarters than it did half dollars during this period. Quarters from the 1790s to the 1840s are seldom cheap if they...
[ATTACH] The lowest mintage collectable 20 cent piece, the 1877 with 510 Proofs.
You can see a lot of my U.S. coin collection, at least the certified part of it, on the NGC registry. I have a collections of British kings and...
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