Half Dollars

CAC Defines a Standard for FBL Franklins

Posted by Stella Admin at 12 April, 2009, 4:17 pm - (0) Comment
Categories: CAC, DGS (Dominion Grading Service), Franklin Half Dollars * Appendices, News

Thanks to a thread on the Collectors Universe (PCGS) chat board, we've discovered a great reference page to a standard for Full Bell Franklins. DGS will use this standard as a basic for the criteria of assigning FBL Franklins. Continued...

Complete Guide to Liberty Seated Half Dollars now available in Stella!

Posted by Stella Admin at 13 November, 2008, 9:50 am - (1) Comment
Categories: Liberty Seated Half Dollars, Stella info

We are really excited to announce that Stella has posted the entire 1993 edition of The Complete Guide to Liberty Seated Half Dollars. In the planning stages for years, this rare reference book is now available for the use of the entire numismatic community -- at NO CHARGE. This is the Stella mandate, of course. Information should be free and widely available. A sincere "thank you" to Randy Wiley and Bill… Continued...

Buffalo Nickels > Ch. 5 > Estimating Rarity

Posted by David Lange at 1 January, 2006, 10:50 pm - (0) Comment
Categories: Complete Guide * Chapter 5

[The following excerpt is published courtesy of DLRC Press and its author, David W. Lange. This information was originally published in 2006 in The Complete Guide to Buffalo Nickels.] * * * Determining the rarity of the various date and mint combinations within the Buffalo Nickel series in circulated grades is largely a matter of experience, as most issues are not valuable enough to merit submission to the… Continued...

Franklin Half Dollars > Acknowledgements

Posted by Rick Tomaska at 16 February, 2002, 2:50 pm - (0) Comment
Categories: Franklin Half Dollars

[The following excerpt is published courtesy of DLRC Press and its author, Rick Tomaska. This information was originally published in 2002 in The Complete Guide to Franklin Half Dollars] * * * The author wises to thank the following individuals who share the same love of numismatics, who helped make this book possible:     Alex Biven - photography Michael Fahey (ANACS) John Feigenbaum Ken Krah (NGC) David W. Lange (NGC) Steve Leber  Rick Montgomery (PCGS) Tom Mulvaney… Continued...

Franklin Half Dollars > Foreword

Posted by Rick Tomaska at 16 February, 2002, 2:50 pm - (0) Comment
Categories: Franklin Half Dollars

[The following excerpt is published courtesy of DLRC Press and its author, Rick Tomaska. This information was originally published in 2002 in The Complete Guide to Franklin Half Dollars] * * * “Is it just about money?” As a coin dealer I admit to often getting caught up in the financial aspect of coin purchases, along with mundane discussions about rarity, grade, aesthetic appeal. Certainly the… Continued...

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