As a Modern Day wet plate photographer, I make images of Civil War reenactors. I do both ambrotypes and tintypes. It is very important to realize that there are thousands of these images being made every year...
The Confederate Cent is a great rarity. Originals were made by a Philadelphia engraver named Robert Lovett, in 1861. Soon after the dies were engraved it became law now to do business with the South. Lovett...
VERY Popular among modern collectors are the 1909 - 1916 Matte Proof Lincolns. Only a few thousand on the average were coined each year, and had an unusual granular appearance. The MINT used this style, which...