Category: 1800s
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What’s the deal with this coin?!
Good morning! Long time! I was flipping through a friend’s trade binder last week and this 1896 South African 2 1/2 Shillings stood out to me. Yes, because I’m a sucker for toned silver and the guy is rocking a pretty impressive beard to boot!, but also because of it’s odd toning. If you look…
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An 1895 Fake Morgan and More!!
So I finally wrapped up evaluating that collection I mentioned in the last post, and wow – what a doozy! The collection itself was fine (approx. 10 hours spent which is normal for this amount of coins), but it was the last pile of “weird coins” I saved to research at the end that threw…
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The “Z” Collection
As promised, here’s that collection I was working on! I call it the “Z” Collection here, but in my documentation I actually have the client’s name swapped in the quotations which I like cuz it makes it feel more *personal*. And, of course, that’s how all the professionals in the space do it ;) You’ll…
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Show & Tell: Chase’s Silver Collection
Good morning, coin friends! A reader of my personal newsletter shot me a pic of his collection and I thought you’d enjoy seeing it :) Asked him if he could share a little background on it, and his response is shared below the pic. Check out that Covid-19 stamp on that 5 0z. silver bar!…
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What’s This Coin Worth?
“What’s this coin worth?” The most popular question in collecting :) And one which I’m asked almost weekly by friends, family and countrymen! Rather than continuing to keep the juicy answers buried in emails and chat exchanges though, I thought we’d create a new series here where we post up the coins (or currency) in…
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A Button Pretending to Be a Coin, and a Coin Pretending to Be a Pin!
Came across two items lately I couldn’t help but find interesting :) A button from a button jar I picked up at a yard sale over the weekend (great way to keep kids entertained for hours!) And a “love token” coin that was turned into a pin that I picked up at a friend’s antique…
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Half a Penny For Your Thoughts?
Got this coin for Xmas and keep meaning to share it with you: A half a penny – hah! Crudely cut, and at least 160 years old as you can barely make out the “18” from”1800″ in the year mark before it got chopped off, haha… (These Braided Hair Large Cents were only made from…
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New Trade: 1835 Half Cent for 18th Century Gold Fanam & Cash
Did a trade the other day I thought you’d find interesting :) I had picked up this 1835 “Classic Head” half cent years ago when I first started collecting and didn’t know what the heck I was doing (“buy the book before the coin,” right?) and finally after multiple attempts I was able to find…
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The Coin Necklace Heirloom!
This is a post about two very surprising things that happened recently: one awesome one, and one not so awesome one ;) Let’s start with the awesome, shall we? My mother found a coin necklace passed down through my family! She found it while cleaning out some old drawers, and the second she handed it…
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Still Alive and Collecting! You?
It’s been about 5 months since our last posting here (sorry!), but to my collection’s delight I’m still very much collecting and immersing myself into this wide wonderful world of coins and currency :) In fact, just the other month I started two new focuses that’s since reignited my collecting passion! I don’t know about…
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