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 Read More
1800s
What’s the deal with this coin?!
| 06/06/2026
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1800s
An 1895 Fake Morgan and More!!
| 09/18/2023
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 Read More
1800s
The “Z” Collection
| 08/15/2023
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 Read More
1800s
Show & Tell: Chase’s Silver Collection
| 04/05/2021
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 Read More
1800s
What’s This Coin Worth?
| 03/31/2021
“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 Read More
1800s
A Button Pretending to Be a Coin, and a Coin Pretending to Be a Pin!
| 04/30/2018
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 Read More
1800s
Half a Penny For Your Thoughts?
| 04/19/2018
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 Read More
1700s (& Under)
New Trade: 1835 Half Cent for 18th Century Gold Fanam & Cash
| 09/22/2017
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 Read More
1800s
The Coin Necklace Heirloom!
| 08/07/2017
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 Read More
1800s
Still Alive and Collecting! You?
| 08/02/2017
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 Read More