Greetings! I sent a box of coins in to PCGS for grading, mostly already slabbed coins I thought would upgrade. I must commend PCGS on their fast service, I got these back in a little less than 4 weeks. Below are the results Coin Grade MY...

Last year about this time I submitted an 1864 three cent silver to PCGS for grading as a circulation strike. It came back slabbed PR61. I am 100% convinced it is a circulation strike made from dies which had previously made proof coins. I wanted it graded as a circulation strike, so I cracked...

Greetings! It's bragging time! Within the Liberty 5c series, there are three key coins: 1885, 1886, and 1912-S. The 1885 and 1886 are fairly available in low grades, but by the time you get to XF they're decidedly tough and in Unc they're very rare indeed. The 1912-S is a different story. There...

In case CW decides not to publish this letter, here it is in its entirety: ************************************************************************** ****** Louis Davis has written a letter that deserves a response. He writes that "..because a coin is graded & slabbed, they (dealers) can charge...

Here's the text of an e-mail sent 2 days ago..no response yet..probably never. My name is Ira Stein and I am a Lincoln Cent & Indian Head specialist. The coin you are currently selling as an AU on eBay is one of many hundreds of struck counterfeits that exist from this die pair. It has been...

I'll probably get flamed for this, but here goes nothing. Dear Senator Kennedy, I am writing you on the interest of modernizing the United States currency system. Here are my suggestions: The $1 and $2 Federal Reserve notes should be redesigned to conform the NexGen series Federal Reserve notes. I...

On 6/8 I sent a check to them for the Kennedy half set (2002-2006PD) they advertised in COINS magazine for $9.95. I getting back into the hobby after an extended absence and thought the coins would fill up those empty holes in my album. Well pardners, a few weeks passed with nothin to show for it,...

Hello! Everybody...just passing through to tell you about my lucky day. Tuesday I went to the local grocery store and made a purchase. My change included four $1.00 bills. I didn't pay much attention to them until I got home and was organizing my purse. WHAT A BIG SURPRISE. All four bills were 1957...

To all the over 30 collectors who took time to look at my meshugge dollar - THANKS Happy Holidays TheDimeMan www.dewardt.net for home page and see in Adobe PDF my 600 numismatic book free on world dimes size silver coins.

I've been having an email exchange with some fellow numismatists, and one of them sent me this link: http://www.archive.org:80/details/americanjournalo11ameruoft You may not be interested in the subject matter, but once you get to that site, click on "flip book" over to the left, then use the...

My mother has a lot of Buffalo Headed Nickels, I don't I have the exact date (I think they're in mint condition from 1905) and I was wondering how much they're worth. She also has, in mint conditions, lead pennies from the WW II era, and she would like to know how much they're worth. The King

1966 Canadian Small and Large Bead Dollar Set http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3383&item=3972726732 ............................................................... My neighbor bought these 2 Canadian coins at an auction and paid only $xxx.00 for them both.Ooops I'll post what...

I picked this up a couple of weeks ago. http://webpages.charter.net/thompsonrft/coin/coin_pages/1899-O.html It looked like a good way to keep a certified coin at the time I suppose. I don't collect Morgans but my daughter was born in 1999 so I decided to pick up this 1899. Who knows, maybe I'll...

I just posted a pic of a 1797 Lg Cent for my type set over at ABPN. What grade do you guys think it is? Wes --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.703 / Virus Database: 459 - Release Date: 6/10/2004

Hi, I am pleased to announce my new book: LIFE, LIBERTY, and HAPPINESS: AN OPTIMIST MANIFESTO (Prometheus Books, hardcover, 350 pages, $28 + $3 shipping in U.S.) It is frankly not about coins; however, it does mention the coin hobby, and numismatic business, in various places. Mainly,...

Hi all, My new buying policy. I have decided to "buy the coin, not the holder" from now on. I shall no longer purchase coins in first-tier grading slabs. I shall go buy from fourth-tier grading services, and hope they cross over to a first tier at the price I originally paid for the...

My wife and I finally found a web hosting service which seems to offer enough space for images, music files, etc. that we can now set up a nice website for ourselves and our many different projects. I have stared out with some pictures of my nicer coins (what else??). Anyway, right now there are...

Some may know that one of my all time favorite coins is this one: http://mysite.verizon.net/jcarney44/coins/stujoe.html that is on John's site. I recently was given another croc coin: http://www.coinpeople.com/images/otherpic/croc.jpg

Found at my local convenience store for $7. I don't even smoke, but I couldn't resist buying it. http://www.byronreed.com/quarterlighter.jpg BLReed To e-mail me, remove the obvious spam trap. For collector coins and supplies at fair prices: http://tinyurl.com/pt9r

Fares for the buses that connect with the Metro went up $0.25 in my area to $1.00. So I had to see if the buses take the GD's. Sure enough they do! So I did. Living in the Washington DC area can be a bear when it comes to getting to work, especially when you live 25 miles from where you work. ...