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For Sale : 1874-CC $5 VF20 PCGS CAC
The 1874-CC $5 Liberty Head Half Eagle is widely regarded as one of the most collected Carson City issue of the 1870–1878 half eagle run. Its availability should not be overstated given a modest original mintage of just 21,198 pieces and a modern survival estimate hovering near 200 coins across all grades. Struck in the… -
Re: The proof coinage of 1817
Analyst February 11, 2010 Almost every expert regarding 19th century Proofs is in agreement that there are a significant number of coins of supposed Proof-only dates that do not have the physical characteristics generally associated with Proofs. In an early post to this thread, Capt. Henway said so. In addition to Breen,… -
Keep Current Detector or Upgrade?
Well this fall my son will be off to college and that will be that for kids in the house. As an empty nester with possible retirement getting closer every day I would like to at one point get back into casual metal detecting. My current unit from years ago is a White 6000 DI Pro Plus which was a highly regarded detector in… -
Chilean 'CHIIE' error coin FS.....
In 2008 Chile produced an interesting error on some 50 Peso coins. The error had the name of the country misspelled as CHIIE. $10 shipped from a BBC press release regarding the coins: Engraver Pedro Urzua Lizana told The Associated Press he unknowingly left off the bottom part of the letter "L" when, in December, he was… -
Consumerism/Capitalism and the degredation of coinage
This might sound as if i'm going to come across as anti-capitalist. Generally i'm only a luke warm capitalist anyhow, so i'm not as anti as this might come across, but it's food for thought; Many people on many forums have stated over the years that modern coinage lacks the designs and the elegance of the coins from bygone… -
Re: Another MBA question
I pointed out the same sentiment in one of the previous discussions on the topic, when a poster listed record or near record prices from a large auction house, attributing those 2x-5x record prices BECAUSE it was stickered. I said it was a false conclusion since other non-stickered cards ALSO reached record prices, some… -
Newly Discovered Treasures Dug Up in Philadelphia
Here is a press release from Stacks about the Die Trial Dollar found in Philidelphia Newly Discovered Treasures Dug Up in Philadelphia Soil Near First United States Mint Yields Unique Early Pattern (NEW YORK – JULY 9) Stack’s August Milwaukee sale will include two pieces recently discovered in the soil of Center City… -
Re: Did anyone ever take the trip to Niagra Falls?
I was in Rochester last week on business, and drove up to Niagra Falls over the weekend. It was my first time there. Actually, I was rather disappointed. The water below the falls looked dirty/polluted to me, compared to the beach here in San Diego. I went to the Canadian side, on a friend's recommendation. The "Maid of… -
Stove serves up coins, metal
Stove serves up coins, metal By Staff Reports 7/7/2004 View in Print (PDF) Format CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (AP) -- A landlord is sure glad he looked in an old stove before he threw it out. Inside were vintage coins and nearly $4,000 worth of gold and silver bars. Vincent Bilotti came across the stove when he was cleaning the… -
Re: WHAT TYPE OF COIN PRESS was used in the Bombay Mint in the late 19th Century?
I think what I believed to be an innocent and instructional post will turn out to be an eye-opener. As I wrote before, I was told that old screw presses were used to strike coins at the Bombay (now Mumbai) Mint in India including Trade dollars. I also wrote that when I tried to provide a link to this information, I only…
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