April 4, 2020
1953 and 1958 Marti centavo coins from Cuba are common, but hard to find in gem uncirculated condition. Here we explain why that may be the case.
April 4, 2020
1953 and 1958 Marti centavo coins from Cuba are common, but hard to find in gem uncirculated condition. Here we explain why that may be the case.
April 5, 2020
1953 Marti Centennial coins from Cuba are common, but hard to find in gem uncirculated condition, which we explain here as well as the genesis of this series.
March 29, 2020
Cuban 20 centavos coins from 1915 are found in fine and coarse reeding varieties. Here we explain how to distinguish these varieties and which of them are rare
April 11, 2020
Occasionally the 1920 20 centavos pieces seem to display rays coming our of the crest on the reverse. Is this a new, rare and underappreciated coin variety or mint error?
October 24, 2019
Die adjustments during the first years of minting were not infrequent at the Philadelphia mint. Most notably, the 1907 Saint-Gaudens double eagle and the 1921 Peace dollar designs underwent modifications that resulted in highly collectible High Relief varieties. The early… Continue Reading…
October 16, 2019
The art of coin grading, although still subjective, has been facilitated in recent decades by the development and adoption of standard grading scales. The most commonly used scale, originally developed by Dr. William H. Sheldon, is the 70 point numerical… Continue Reading…
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