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In numismatics, there are coins that are condition rarities and there are coins that are absolute rarities. As a long-time participant in the coin market, I tend to prefer coins that are absolute rarities.
Between 1795 and 1933 a total of 36 major US gold coin types issued for circulation. In my May 2017 article on collecting US gold by type...
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At the recent FUN show I was shown two collections of coins. Out of the 50 or so coins I looked at, around five were what I would describe as being “original.” This made me realize that most collectors do not understand the concept of originality and that it would be a good time to dust off the old “how to tell originality” blog.
There is no getting around the fact that doctored gold coins are a problem in the market. Doctoring is not new. I’ve heard stories of American collectors and dealers “messing” with coins as far back as a century ago.