Send it in to a certification company. Be sure to include the hammer that caused this phenomena with the submission.... maybe they'll put them...
This is what an incomplete clip looks like... there should be a matching element on the other side of the coin. [ATTACH]
Thumbs twiddling.... still waiting to see the reverse...
Or, send a PM directly to Fake Canada (Mike) who has posted in this thread.
I hope you can get out of this auction and cancel your bid. That is a made-in-China counterfeit coin. Sorry I did not post earlier, I was waiting...
Wow... an absolutely breathtaking medal... I love the high relief proof image of Queen Victoria... thanks for sharing!!
Jim, times like that, make me very grateful that I have a powerful XRF in my lab at work - takes the guesswork out of compositional analysis!...
Ok... now THAT is funny.... There is a reason why the finest collections of Canadian coins reside in PCGS holders, and not ICCS holders... ICCS...
...and how on earth am I supposed to know its value?? The coin is not for sale and I just don't bluntly ask other collectors what they paid for...
Nope. This guy is a collector of eclectic silver oddities of world coins, including some mind-blowing errors and some fantastic 17 century world...
EF-40 by Canadian Standards
I find questions like this mildly annoying... Something you should consider when looking at the upper echelon of errors. There is no "price" for...
Saw this little gem in hand today... was tempted to make an offer... Apologies about the photo quality, I snapped a quick pic with my iPhone....
Yes, but you gain from learning, and being rich in knowledge is not a bad thing...
Before you do, can you post a photo of the coin when you have it in your hands?? Something does not look right to me in a few areas, and the...
Have you thought about buying a grading guide?? Standard Grading Guide for (Canadian) Coins by James Charlton and Robert Willey (Unitrade Press)...
No... if anything, NGC and PCGS have historically overgraded NFLD silver coins in circulated grades, sometimes badly so. I still don't like how...
Nice toning on that avatar!! Would you mind sending me a copy of that photograph?? I am planning to give a talk on toned coins to my coin club.
There were a number of nice coins in that auction, particularly the 10-cent pieces. This coin is a good snag for the price, but you would not see...
Ahhh... Canadian bronze.... now you are entering a series I know very well. VF-30, cleaned.
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