I got a catalogue from Ben's Stamp and Coin Co., in Chicago, when I was 12. I ordered quite a few coins from it, a few of which I still have,...
I noticed today there is a 1930-S double eagle for auction on Great Collections in AG-03. Who would have had a $20 pocket piece long enough to...
I'm trying to help a widow I know value some coins she came into. What would a dealer pay her for this? What grade would you give it?...
OK, so it was worn dateless. Acid showed it is 1916-S. No real value, but nostalgic for me, and it's not often you find a 107 year-old coin in...
A friend asked me to look through some coins of hers. Most were easy to identify for her. (Including the "Liberty Head Dime" she thought she had...
I found this in an uncirculated bank roll. It appears to have been struck through debris on the reverse under the extended arm. Am I right that...
I recently bought this cheaply because it looks to be in sad shape. It's been harshly cleaned and still has some hard green areas, but I bought...
This came today. I bought it from a trusted eBay seller. There is a good bit of corrosion damage, but it looks much better in hand than my poor...
A widowed friend asked me to tell her what some of her coins are worth. They were collected years ago by her deceased husband. I posted yesterday...
A widowed friend asked me to tell her what some of her coins are worth. They were collected years ago by her deceased husband. This Trade Dollar...
I am not challenging anybody, but just trying to learn. This 1939-D is graded MS-66FS. I thought FS meant all the steps went all the way across...
A friend gave this to me a couple of years ago and I have not been able to identify it. It is about 24 mm, 3.59 g. Any help would be greatly...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] It's not a beauty and is damaged. I'm fairly sure it is posthumous. But it is the only one I have and I would like to know...
I bought this out of a batch of loose ancients at a local coin show several years ago. I think it is Ptolemy II or III, but I cannot tell for...
A friend asked me to look at an accumulation of coins left to her by her late husband. There were a few pretty nice coins, but I hurt inside as I...
I purchased this from a Paris street vendor nearly 50 years ago for about 20 cents. I still don't know what it is exactly. Can anyone help me ID...
I love this tiny 5mm, .08 g., hemitartemorion. The person who sold it to me said it was "Like Neandria" but he could only find an obol on...
I recently purchased a Seleucid bronze identified by the seller as Antiochos VIII Epiphanes. I noticed the edge has a bumpy rough area, as do...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I just bought this. The seller ID'd it as "MACEDON. Thessalonica. 187-131 BC. Athena / ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚHΣ. Bull Grazing right. SNG...
I know there is no market for minor coins of Costa Rica coins, but I found this Doubled Die interesting on my 1947 10 Centimos. The TIM and S in...
Separate names with a comma.
