JohnPhiloponus ✭✭✭

Coins started out as a hobby, but I had a couple huge buying opportunities that allowed me to accumulate a very large collection at a very affordable price. Currently coins are maybe 10% of my net wo… (View Post)

Any guess on the grade? Could this coin be lacquered? (View Post)

A friend of mine found this coin in a farm field about 50 years ago. I was wondering if any experts here can weigh in. To me the star locations look like a braided hair, but the bust looks like a cor… (View Post)

Update: I took the 1793 cent to my friend/research scientist at SUNY Buffalo, who did an x-ray map. The map included the nose and some surrounding areas. The coin is pure copper, and the shiny areas … (View Post)

I bought this one raw and had PCGS grade it. There is some interesting history here. This 1904 dollar is the same specs as a Morgan, whereas a generation earlier the U.S. made trade dollars with diff… (View Post)