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By Steven Cochran for Gainesville Coins ...... The 1965 Washington quarter was the first US quarter not made of 90% pure silver. This transition
1955 Doubled Die Obverse issues. Several months ago NGC received a submission with five counterfeit cents. There was one 1909-S VDB in the group, and the other four coins were semi-key Indian Head and Lincoln issues. Although none of these counterfeits were particularly deceptive, they share many of the same characteristics as other fakes that have originated in China in the last decade. This fake 1875 cent, for example, has a badly misshapen date: the digits are fat and lopsided. Many Chinese counterfeits are made from dies that are not directly copied from genuine examples, so much of the d...
Legend Rare Coin Auctions Regency 43: Lots You Need to Know Charles Morgan for Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The sale contains 344 hand-selected lots of certified US coins in all denominations, including multiple condition-census and CAC-certified examples. With lot pre-sale estimate values ranging from a few hundred dollars to more than $100,000, there are coins for collectors of all budgets. So in a catalog with more than two dozen coins that made my shortlist, I present the following five lots that I think you need to pay special attention to if you are actively collecting thes...
Recenty Discovered Key Date 1926-S Buffalo Nickel Offered by GreatCollections Sometimes when a collector is about to set the seal on finding a great rarity in the wild, a discovery like this comes along and inspires hope anew. On Sunday, January 17, bidding ends on GreatCollections.com for this key-date PCGS and approved by The 970,000 pieces struck at the San Francisco Mint in 1926 represent the lowest mintage of the entire series, and therefore it is a true rarity among Buffalo nickels. Noted US coin expert David Hall, formerly of PCGS, describes the 1926-S as the “rarest non-vari...