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Re: A Major Mistake - 1911 $20 In the Wrong Holder - Don't Always Trust the Label
We shall have to agree to disagree as to whether or not Proof --> Specimen is a "Downgrade" or not. I once, back in the 80's, saw a 1799 Dollar that even today I would call a "Proof… (View Post)2 -
Re: A Major Mistake - 1911 $20 In the Wrong Holder - Don't Always Trust the Label
As a confirmed old "Technical Grader" I have always insisted that "Grade" does not determine "Value." in many series a very choice "AU-58" can be worth much mo… (View Post)1 -
Re: Eighty years without dubious design change—why forget the dime?
I am trying very hard not to be political here, but those very long-lasting influences of the FDR administration might make the coin a target of the current administration. (View Post)4 -
Re: No More Lincoln Cents? New Executive Order Tonight...
When I started collecting Lincolns back in the very early 60's the S-mint coins WERE special, if only because they had stopped making them in 1955. When they started making them again in 1968 they we… (View Post)7 -
Re: A Major Mistake - 1911 $20 In the Wrong Holder - Don't Always Trust the Label
Indeed, when a Mother says that her child is "Special" it can mean so many things. (View Post)6