Jul 8, 2016 | ANA, Coin Collecting, Coins, US Coins
Early American Coppers (EAC), or copper coins, was another transition. More common than some of the pre-colonial, but ohh how hard they are to identify. With so many from ground finds, and being made of copper = challenge! We covered large cents and 1/2¢. Those half’s...
Jul 8, 2016 | ANA, Currency, National Bank Notes
National Bank Notes So I am home and rested, or at least I am getting there. My second week out at ANA was a blast. I was going to write one post for my second week but have decided to split it into two. The second part will be about my class on coppers (link here)....
Jun 26, 2016 | ANA, Coin Collecting, Coins
Greetings From ANA So I have been remiss in posting, but I have a super good excuse. I am out in Colorado Springs at the ANA Summer Session (summer seminar) (both weeks), so the numismatist out there knows what I am talking about. For those of you that are thinking,...
Jun 14, 2016 | Coin Collecting, Coins, US Coins
Come On! For anyone that has ever worked retail, you know that there are two kinds of coin rolls. The ones that you can pry open, and the ones you crack on the corner of the drawer and hope that the drawer does not break off! For those of you that have not, let me...
Jun 1, 2016 | Philatelic, Philatelists, Philately, Stamp Auctions, Stamp Collecting, Stamps
Found Stamps So you are cleaning out a family members house and come across a shoe, cigar, or paper box full of stamps, or maybe an album of stamps. What to do? Well first off, move the stamps to a location that is not in the moist or hot air. I know it is tempting in...
May 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
It was great seeing you all at the auction on Monday. I am also super glad it went off w/o any major technical issues. More fun posts next week. This week was all about getting the auction done and all the paperwork...
May 9, 2016 | Philatelic, Philatelists, Philately, Stamp Auctions, Stamps
SHEETS OF STAMPS? REALLY? Yes, Virginia, for a long time, stamps in the US were only sold in coils and sheets. If you wanted to buy just one stamp, the Post Master would just rip off the number of stamps you wanted from the sheet. The sheets were normally in groups of...
May 3, 2016 | Coins, Type Coins
The Old Standby Ever think that US money is kind of boring? Go on, admit it, you know it is. It is almost like there is a formula for our coins today. Old dead white dude on the obverse, American iconic image on the reverse. For the coins in our pocket, it is almost...
Apr 25, 2016 | Coin Collecting, Coins, Error
OK last massive post on errors, at least for now. We have talked about what errors happen in the preparation and striking process, so now we finish with problems in the die itself. The machinery is working fine, but its elements have issues. (Don’t we all) Guess what,...
Apr 12, 2016 | Coin Collecting, Coins, Error, Mint, US Coins
Although they are quite noticeable, I am not referring to striking in that way! (adjective: attracting attention by reason of being unusual, extreme, or prominent) After our talk on Planchet Errors, now we are going to talk about striking errors. Now there are many...
