by Scarsdale Coin | Feb 4, 2024 | History, Numismatics
REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM COIN NEWS TODAY SEPTEMBER 15TH 2006 Coin collectors have always loved collecting error coins, such as the famous 1937 D three legged buffalo nickel and more recently the Wisconsin Extra Leaf State Quarter. However what may...
by Scarsdale Coin | Feb 4, 2024 | History, Numismatics
1943 PCGS MS61 1c Stuck on Silver 10c Blank We are sure that you have heard of the 1943 Cents that accidently were stuck on copper planchets or blanks and have sold for a million dollars… for those of you in search of something just as cool…. We present...
by Scarsdale Coin | Feb 4, 2024 | History, Numismatics
1759 (Circa 1985) Martha Washington Five Cent Test Piece, Judd-2182, Pollock-Unlisted, R.7 PCGS AU58. 77.08 gn, virtually equal to the 5.0 gm statutory weight of a Jefferson nickel. Struck in nickel with a plain edge. Unlisted in Pollock, who describes only dime,...
by Scarsdale Coin | Feb 4, 2024 | History, Numismatics
1871 J-1096 PCGS PR66+ CAM CAC Here is this coins recent auction description… we could not have said it better! “A truly magnificent example of Longacre’s Seated Indian Princess design, the FINEST known of this Rarity-7- pattern quarter (7-12...
by Scarsdale Coin | Feb 4, 2024 | History, Numismatics
1863 Postage Currency Dime, PR63Judd-325 1863 10C Ten Cents, Judd-325, Pollock-390, Low R.6, PR55 PCGS OGH The obverse depicts an ornamental shield with an inverted laurel wreath suspended from a ring. A pair of crossed arrows is behind the shield, with EXCHANGED...