The ones I have seen that look like that have no silver and weigh between 21 and 22 grams.
They're all fake, sorry. Compare sharpness of detail with known genuine coins. I imagine they're also light by a few grams.
Overhyped for me is coins touted as being in old plastic. Old holders do nothing for me if the coin is nothing special. Underhyped would be 3c...
Anthony de Francisci's 1935 medal from the Society of Medalists series of medals. The lightning bolts actually wrap around the edge of the medal....
It helps, but probably more with respect to building automated stuff around it than using it. I have shell scripts that do a lot of stuff that...
And here I thought I did that. :woot:
I take pictures of the slabs if people want them. If they want the label in the picture, I will at least shoot that. The compositing and...
I should really check with vintage slab collectors, because I don't know if they'd rather have original scuff marks or a slab where you could see...
I have a bottle of Ultra-Pure Paraffin Lamp Oil. I also use it as valve oil. A quart bottle will probably last you the rest of your life (unless...
I have a bottle of PlastX with me, a rag, and a dropper bottle with unscented lamp oil. Usually a tiny bit of oil smeared on the slab takes care...
No issues so far.
I also found this out the hard way when they first released them. I was showing it to someone, put a PCGS slab in the middle to show it fit,...
Were these knowingly sold as counterfeits by a licensed auctioneer? No bueno!
You don't need to purchase a special sleeve, just wrap some aluminum foil around the label.
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