Sounds like he has no ability to grade nor desire to learn. Just hoping he gets lucky with his buy
Nice S-28. She’d almost certainly straight grade now. As long as the surfaces aren’t completely roached or distractedly messed with. They have...
The top middle one is iffy, but all of the others have very genuine patina styles that are regularly seen on genuine Chinese coins. You should...
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Their surfaces have also not been messed with like the ones in this thread. That makes a huge difference. In addition, the museum’s collection is...
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there is plenty of green on the reverse of the knife Yes, the patina had been fully stripped using vinegar or the like. I’ve included them to...
Chinese coins are a very different animal. If you look at fully-stripped spades, they won’t have much pitting at all. And there is plenty of...
It doesn’t flake off. It is rock hard. I literally have to use a sharp metal tool to chip it. Nothing else would work. No patina would survive a...
I can’t tell without it in hand. Are there any luster breaks?
Is the reverse rotated 180°. Because the clash is
I had an expert examine this coin, and he called it fake for exactly the same reasons I did in my initial examination. So I treated this coin to...
I’m still not seeing the grades PCGS gave, but I say take the money and run!
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