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No NGC’s Higher – 1908 No Motto Saint Gaudens Double Eagle NGC MS68
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BySirhcA Blazer, Only One Graded Higher The twenty cent denomination is one of the great failures in American numismatics. There was never any great need for it. Its use was limited to the West, where consumers would often pay a quarter for items worth a bit (one reale, or 12.5 cents) and receive a dime…
1937-D Three-Legged Buffalo Nickel PCGS MS66
BySirhcThe 1937-D Three-Legged variety is the result of a heavily eroded tail die being vigorously lapped in an effort to smooth out the fields for continued coinage. Effacing the bison’s forward right leg was an accidental consequence that may have gone completely unnoticed by mint employees. But coins struck after the fact have become one…
Tied for Highest Graded – 1880 Seated Liberty Half Dollar NGC MS67
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1879 Morgan Dollar PCGS MS67
BySirhcTied for Highest Graded Offered here is a frosty, white example with exemplary surfaces and a great overall appearance. Not particularly tough to come by through the MS66 grade level, but very rarely seen in this state of preservation. The last PCGS representative we auctioned was all the way back in 2007! Tied with 7…
Pension Bailouts Could Raise the National Debt by $7 Trillion
BySirhcCourtesy of THE DAILY SIGNAL Rachel Greszler / November 07, 2019 On Oct. 31, the national debt hit $23 trillion. That’s equivalent to a credit card bill of $178,000 for every household in America. This marks an enormous increase. Even after adjusting for inflation, it’s a jump of $60,000 over just 10 years for the average household. In other words, even…