One of the members here posted a Kentucky token (page 73 in the 2024 Red Book) that was a ground salvage piece. I commented that he might have...
Whenever someone asks if you have any regrets about the purchases you didn't make, my answer for the last decade has been that I passed on an 1801...
The 1901 McKinley inaugural medal was the first piece of its kind in the modern era. Prior to then, the official inaugural medals had been...
I had been looking for one these pieces for a while as part of my "George III crisis coinage collection." The Tower of London Mint made half...
Today is Maundy Thursday. Collectors of British coins are familiar with the coins that the King of England gives out on this day. I don't have...
I have become quite interested in the English coinage issued during the time George III (1760 to 1820). I have noted that the British government...
Back in the 1960s, dealers advertised and sold many "PDS sets," especially for Lincoln cents. There were 2X2 cardboard holders that held the three...
Today we are celebrating the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Washington was the central figure in the founding of the United...
As I reach the end of the various Roman Emperors I can add to my collection (The guys in the 400s are very tough.), I realized that I did not have...
I have been gradually working on a set of large cents by die variety. I'll probably never finish it because the a decent 1799 is out of range, but...
This was my biggest purchase at FUN. There are quite a few of these coins in the Heritage auction, but I liked this one better than all of those...
Here is the 2009 "Ultra High Relief" $20 gold coin. When I heard about this piece, I thought thought that it would be a reproduction of the...
I am scheduled to give a counterfeit detection seminar at the 2024 FUN show. It will be at 11:45 AM on Thursday, January 4.The emphasis will be on...
If you are looking to collect at least one coin from each king or queen's reign, there are a few pieces that are really impossible. One of them is...
British King James II became king upon the death of his brother, Charles II. Charles had fathered many children. The trouble was none of them were...
[ATTACH] Everett is most often remembered as the guy who spoke before Abraham Lincoln at the dedication of the Soldiers National Cemetery on...
Here is one of the primary reasons why I bid on the Heritage lot of six Lincoln tokens, the piece with the Union ironclad Monitor on the reverse....
I recently bought one of the Heritage multitoken lots. There were six pieces in it, all designed an issued by the Key family of die sinkers from...
[ATTACH] Here is an unusual political piece in tin. It is a shell piece which was made from two parts that are joined together, unlike a coin or...
I have been working on an exhibit of the Louisiana Purchase and Lewis and Clark commemorative gold dollars. The inspiration for the Jefferson gold...
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