Searching coin listings on eBay for almost any particular certified coin inevitably shows hundreds of listings with the wording "Only (insert number) graded higher" by (PCGS or NGC). An interesting but mostly...
For twenty-five years I have collected liberty seated dollars, for ten years Washington colonials and for about two draped bust half dollars. My collection is not huge, nor is it fantastically valuable, but it...
I am a Coin Dealer, and I do know something about coins. I've been in the business a long time, over 40 years,well known throughout the West Coast. Business name--Coin Connection Central, PO Box 2332, Covina,...
Ebay is a unique place to buy and sell coins. The market can oft be different, as well as drive the market of regular (non-internet)Coin Shops/Dealers. Here are some of the trends I observed in the coin market...
This newsletter is largely dedicated to the study and the collecting of U.S. Federal silver and gold coins of the 1794-1839 period. It is meant to entertain and inform, to create a forum for debate, to offer...
United Stated Fifty-Cents or Half Dollars (part 1) (1794 - 1874) The half dollar, authorized by the Act of April 2, 1792, was not minted until December 1794. The early types of this series have been...
Just how important is the edge of a coin? Well, for starters, if you take away the edge of a coin you’ll be left with nothing to support its obverse and reverse. And nothing to contain the metal within,...
I recently purchased an item and paid by check. I always send the check the next business day.Here is the seller's payment policy listed on the auction:Seller's payment instructions: Personal checks and...