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Re: Newly acquired 1809 Bust Half Dollar with Chinese Chopmarks
Original Dan great coins Shanghai Museum, Coins in the Collection of the Shanghai Museum: Foreign Currencies. Shanghai Shanghai Calligraphy & Painting Publishing House, 1994:467, no. 1671 This Bo… (View Post)1 -
Re: Did you bid on counterstamps in this weekend's Heritage auction....Got Chopmarks?
PerryHall I haven’t seen it yet. Here is a little insight Alta California December 2,1867 Dollarous Sight-The Mexican Coin Trade (San Francisco) On Saturday we noticed a crowd of boys at the door of … (View Post)3 -
Re: Why the romance over Carson City coins?
There was a big increase in CA gold production in the 1930’s. It started out with cheap available labor and reduced costs followed by an increase in the price of an ounce of gold. Many of these years… (View Post)2 -
Re: 81 years ago today...attack on Pearl Harbor. Let's remember those who gave all they had
My father served in the Merchant Marines during WW 2 I had a childhood friend whose father received the Medal of Honor for the lives he saved on the Arizona during the attack at Pearl Harbor. I still… (View Post)3 -
Re: Were 1878-S half dollars melted at the Mint in any quantity?
All 12,000 1878-S Seated half dollars were coined during the month of February (View Post)1