Are photos of the fourth example available? Would be great for reference :)
The "visor" being different on coin 1 than the other two is what led me to think it may be the genuine one, but ultimately eye appeal led me back to...
To be fair, acid testing also ins't foolproof. Especially on old gold which is not .999% pure. Your sovereign is alloyed with copper and it doesn't...
Thanks! Much appreciated :)
I think I missed the "variety" part at first. In that case I'll go with example 1 as the genuine :) Edit: The more I look at them, the more I go...
Missed this thread because I rarely go in the US forum, but I have one I could use some help on if you good folks don't mind :) Posted on another...
These images are definitely hard to work with, partly because the rims are partially obscured on two examples. If I had to guess I'd also go with 2,...
@teh_admiral All the noise aside, your logic train led you to damage and then return a perfectly genuine coin. And that is the moral of this story.
I think it's a cornado rather than maravedi. Check Spain - Castile and Leon, 12th-14th century
If it was MS70 it would be worth tens of thousands though. The other part... maybe an additional dollar or two :)
This isn't true at all.
Scratch testing is evil as far as collectible, beyond just bullion value, coins are concerned. If that is your standard test then I hope to never buy...
Well considering that you need to keep it under 10 mins, memorized with no notes and keep it interesting to the goyim... do it on the 1787 Brasher...
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