Chinese counterfeit coins exist by the tens of millions in the market. Maybe more. The number of counterfeit slabs is unknown.
“It was in a PCGS slab. It *has* to be genuine.” Say people who are not yet aware that fake slabs are a thing. Both are fake.
A dealer almost got ripped off for $20000 for this counterfeit. No pics on the website. The only reason she didn’t get scammed is because another...
Coin collector =/= numismatist. The former just accumulates and fills holes, while the latter studies the coins and their context to learn more...
And this is precisely why I stopped collecting by the notion of a “set”. It was super boring and constricting. The US coin market sets itself up...
As I stated elsewhere, fantastic buy!
It’s the toning fad. Everyone goes bat*** crazy when color is involved.
The luster breaks are the very definition of wear. You can see them on the obverse as well represented by color changes on the high points. That...
2 heads anyone? [ATTACH]
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No company in the US will grade these. Plus most collectors prefer them raw
Now you just need the third 1913 proof nickel variety. ;)
Textbook AU-58. Clear rub in the high points and some hints of it in the fields. If NGC graded it higher, then this coin is yet another poor...
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