Most of the antique trunks in the US were made in New England, mostly Massachusetts. Boston and Worcester, Mass had several prominent manufacturers. All were made of wood and some had canvas or leather on the...
Overseas eBay sites have had a bad rash of counterfeit US Draped Bust and Seated Liberty Dollars. The price is always way too cheap for a genuine coin. Most of these counterfeits are crude casts and you can...
US commemoratiave silver half dollars were first issued in 1892 for the Columbian Expositon World' s Fair. The last were issued in 1954. Most are readily available but certain ones are scarce in any grade such...
Many US Buffalo nickels in the teens and twenties, struck at both the Denver Mint and the San Francisco Mint, come wealy struck from worn dies. You have to know how an issue should look when in mint state to...
The Royal Australian Mint in Canberra started issuing one troy ounce of .999 fine pure silver legal tender coins depicting native Australian Kangaroos in 1993. These crown sized silver dollars are issued...
United States Colonial Copper Coins have been around since the early 1600's and stopped in the late 1700's. Many are very reasonable in circulated condition, such as the Hibernia's, Connecticuts, New...