You might consider joining C4, the Colonial Coin Collectors Club. https://colonialcoins.org/
There is no single. definitive reference on all pre-federal issues. There are over 300 separate die marriages of Connecticut coppers alone!. But...
That's unfortunate. If a club is dominated by people with any of a variety of personality disorders, then it can be a nightmare. My club went...
I belong to a local club which was established in 1955. We have about 70 or so members of which about 45 to 55 attend each meeting. We meet...
The financial advice commentator Clark Howard said it best long prior to AI: "Customer No-Service"
Here's how I picture the ancient coin striking method: Slave A places one die on a flat stone and places a blank flan on that die. Slave A holds...
My surmise is that as long as the TPG can, with reasonable confidence, certify that the crack or other minting issue is actually "as struck", then...
Not to be too school-marmish about it but I think you meant 17 mm or 1.7 cm. Anyway, cool little thing.
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I much prefer to retain a traditional view of the word "rare" or "rarity. Such a designation, IMO, should be reserved for that which is quite...
I assume you have some of your coins attributed to Breen numbers. I can't help you with a cross-over but I'm sure Gerry will be happy to give you...
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G-4. Straight grade. A 1794 half will not be graded the same as a 1942 Walking Liberty half. What's the difference? 150 years.
There is the old Valentine publication. Then there is Kevin Flynn's book "The Authoritative Reference on Liberty Seated Half Dimes", 2014. Then...
Check in the mail today.
Sorry this is off-topic of DB quarters. But to the topic of cuds in low-grade coins: They are sometimes visible. Here's a 1836 LM-1.2 purchased...
I use acetone to remove organic contaminants from silver and nickel coinage, but not copper. While I can't attest to it from personal experience,...
I am composing a document for my heirs on how to dispose of my collection. I have a section titled "Do's and Dont's" and here's an excerpt: [ATTACH]
Very nice Isabella, @Salient. These have increased in price pretty significantly since 2019 when I bought mine, shown below. [ATTACH]
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