The Washington Eagle “cent” as it appeared prior to its recent submission to PCGS. Photo credit: Professional Coin Grading Service
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PCGS experts spot deceptively altered colonial rarity
The Washington Eagle “cent” as it appeared prior to its recent submission to PCGS. Photo credit: Professional Coin Grading Service
PCGS Experts Spot Deceptively Altered Colonial Rarity
A drastically but deceptively altered colonial 1792 Washington Eagle “cent” submitted to Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) underscores the alarming skills of some so-called “coin doctors” and why it is essential to have rare coins expertly and independently examined. Detective work by PCGS experts proved the recently submitted, but altered colonial American coin had been […]
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Massachusetts Silver Coinage of the 17th Century: An Introduction
Coin Rarities & Related Topics#392 – Massachusetts Silver Coinage A Weekly Column by Greg Reynolds ….. Massachusetts Silver coins were the first home-grown coinage of the British-American colonies. Minted in the Boston area, they circulated for more than a half-century. The original 13 states of the United States of America were colonies of Great Britain before […]
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