I was very close to my grandfather, and sometime in the 1950s he gave me some well-worn obsolete odd-denomination coins and a worn Columbian half. This started my interest in collecting. He also gave me 17 Indian cents that his mother gave him. Thes…
Another thing that I don't automatically buy into is the concept of Grading Sets.
I do like the concept of Grading Sets and agree that they are/will be important to the graders and the customers.
BUT, assuming that (and this assumption may be inco…
Here are three with toning going from essentially white (dipped) to quite dark.
1818 O-106a. PCGS 55 CAC photo by Lance Keigwin:
1806 PCGS 53 CAC O-118a
1805 PCGS 45 CAC O-113a
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I purchased mine raw back in the early 2000's. I just recently renewed my interest in Mexican coinage and started to put my old purchases in holders.
Mexican coinage is fascinating. Here are three PCGS 64s 8 Reales from my collection:
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