Back in the late 1980s, I put together a type set of Fractional Currency. The Union Government issued these notes during the Civil War to provide...
Years ago I owned a 1797, 16 star dime. I sold the piece when I bought an upgrade for the type. A few months ago I bid on a 1797, 16 star dime in...
One feature of the 1873 U.S. coins is that the date has an open and closed 3. The closed 3 came first. On some coins that date was quite small,...
I am scheduled to provide "An Overview of the U.S. $5 Gold Piece" at the upcoming FUN Convention. The time will be Thursday, January 8 at 12:45...
Recently I started thinking about an exhibit of the eight, normal sized $5 gold coins which were issued from each of the United States. Purists...
I went to the Sarasota coin show yesterday. It was interesting to see how the numismatic gold coin market is going. The short answer is that it...
As the first president, George Washington was responsible for defining the powers and limits of the office for the first time. The framers of the...
Here is the next installment of this series. The 1804 Quarter Eagle has two varieties is The Red Book. This is the more common 14 star reverse...
With a mintage of only 2,710, the 1808 quarter eagle, which is a one year type coin, is one of the most desirable U.S. coins. According to PCGS...
To my eye, the 1825 $2.50 gold piece is one of the ugliest gold coins in the U.S. set. It was one of Robert Scot's last designs. These coins had a...
I was looking at the dates of my $2.50 gold coins, and was surprised to find that among the 5 early type coins I have (1796 to 1829) that I have...
Dr. Sheldon described the 1814 cent as the most common of all the early cents from 1793 to 1814. These pieces were made during the War of 1812...
In keeping with the rule of thumb, the 1813 cent is scarcer than the even numbered dates in the Classic Head Cent series. It is easier to find in...
The 1812 cent is the second most common Classic Head cent. The mintage was produced from the last planchet shipment from England before the War of...
The 1811 cent is the second “key date” in the Classic Head Cent set. It is not as scarce as the 1809, and it is not even close to the rarity of...
[ATTACH] I just won this piece in an auction. Yes, it's over graded, and I knew that as I was bidding on it. NGC graded it EF-45. It's more like...
The 1810 cent has been called one of the dullest years in the Classic cent group. The reason is that there are not huge differences between the...
The 1809 large cent is the scarcest date among the Classic Head cents. The mintage was 222,867, all from one die pair. Older catalogs mention an...
The Classic Head Cents John Reich was hired as an assistant mint engraver in 1807. He set to work right away with his Classic Head design, which...
This date was the last of the Draped Bust large cents. It is marked by some rather famous varieties including two types of overdates, small...
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