Flow lines are usually radial. The lines on the coin shown are not radial. They appear to be curved. This might sometimes be an indication of...
The "ghost" print is not genuine because it includes the "3" district number. The district numbers are part of the overprint which applies the...
I just confirmed my table - 1409 .
A decent coin, depending on the price it might be a good deal. My assessment: Genuine, VF-30 details, apparently cleaned. It looks like it may...
It is a 1896 VAM-1C: http://ec2-18-216-53-178.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com/wiki/1896-P_VAM-1C
I would like to examine one in person. I have never seen anything other than a poor photo of one.
If someone has one of these supposed "counterfeits", it would be worthwhile to make another close examination of it.
1918
I've followed the story of these for some time. In my opinion they are genuine, not "counterfeit". The XRF test is likely inaccurate, and the...
Well, you can't drill out the bolt if it has a hardened steel drill bit embedded in it. If any part of the broken bolt is above the surface, I...
A few weeks ago I posted some info and pictures related to my coin press malfunctioning. After further use of the press, it became obvious that...
That other eBay coin is positively a modern Chinese-style make, and probably not even made of silver (or silver-plated at best). PS: The...
The coin as absolutely and totally fake. The seller is a flat-out liar. ICG would never call this coin "genuine". From the look of it, it may be...
So my coin press had been acting up sporadically over the last several months. Usually, the symptom was that it wouldn't complete the ejection...
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