Just a note to all buyers of coins,especially raw 1/4, and 1/2 eagle, Indian gold.....Because the gold / silver market is on the upswing, buyers on ebay need to be aware of ripoff sellers in the coin markets...
If the Slabs Lie, DONT BUY!!! That's easy enough. If you have been buying slabbed and certified coins for years, this guide will not be helpful, but if you are fairly new to the certified coin world, please...
Welcome to my newest guide. Walking Liberty Half Dollars are my fist love of numismatics, but the Indian gold series comes in a close second. I have included pretty much everything I know about this quarter...
Many sellers of "raw" (coins that are not graded and slabbed) often state their coins are PCGS or NGC quality in order to pump up the sale value of the coin. Having been a numismatist for 35 years and having...
Buyer BEWARE: There are sellers on eBay that are selling reproduction coins of the 1929 $5.00 Indian Head Gold Eagle Coin, they are not disclosing in their listing that this is not an original US Mint coin....
EARLY GOLD 1795 TO 1834 By Neil Berman and Silvano DiGenova Superior Galleries of Beverly Hills Methodology of This Study There are those of us who not only consider early gold as rare coins worthy of our...
Half Eagles By Silvano DiGenova and Neil Berman Half Eagles, or five dollars gold pieces as there are often called, were the workhorse of the early American banking system, as there were so very few quarter...
For a great challenge, a lot of fun, and an interesting investment vehicle, consider building a complete 1908 to 1929 $5 gold indian coin collection. The gold indian benefits from having an interesting history...
I just wanted to help warn people about the seller coinmadz, who is a self slabber. He is the owner of the "company" NAC and slabs his own coins (mostly junk coins), and calls them all MS66 or above. He then...
Classic Head Gold 1834-1839 By Neil Berman and Silvano DiGenova Superior Galleries of Beverly Hills Classic Head Quarter Eagle Quarter Eagles On June 28th, 1834 the law of the land changed the coined money...