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I don't know whether this is more bad or pathetic. At a Long Beach show, a dealer had Heraldic Eagle Dollar that I liked. Nice coin but asking too much for it. Politely asked if I could get what… (View Post)

Both coins above appear to be original, nicely struck, problem free coins. Always a joy to see early dollars like these. Thanks for sharing. (View Post)

My immigrant grandmother didn't trust the government, and when that Executive Order came down, she hid two double eagles, two eagles, and two half eagles in her safe deposit box. She also hid fo… (View Post)

As others have said, it depends. When I started collecting coins in the early 1960s, you could find about anything in change, because they had not yet stopped making silver dimes, quarters and half d… (View Post)

Thanks Bob, I agree with most of what you write. The only clarification from my perspective is that rare is something that you can't find easily. Some coins have low mintages, but are easy to fi… (View Post)