Anyone read the link I posted about how numismatists are so upset about fakes flooding the market?? Guess not... just keep HOPING that the gold in...
@Numismat Scratch testing is only evil if the coin is PERFECT. If it is not (i.e. circulated in ANY condition) then it will NOT drop the value...
Thank you @desertgem for staying on-topic!! I'll call the local coin dealers to see if they have an ultrasonic machine that they'd be willing to...
@TyCobb Scratch testing is only useless if you know 100% that the uncirculated coin you are looking at is what the seller says it is. And even...
Again: does anyone actually KNOW any HISTORY? i.e. "When the Brits minted sovereigns alloys ranged from __ to __..." The standard variation in...
@Jaelus Did you or anyone else even bother to read the links?? Of course you do, to verify its karat / %. Just because you know someone who's "in...
Put another way: I could've bought a copper coin plated in 24k gold that scratch tests at +18k because it's plated, and an XRF would say it's 22k...
@JCro57 If you don't scratch test your coins, then you'll never know for certain unless you got it straight from the mint. And even the mints...
@Pickin and Grinin Eye contact isn't proof of not lying. But chemistry is! But I agree with your idea and feel I shouldn't have bought the...
@medoraman I didn't say APMEX faked it; I said they could have passed a fake along most likely unknowingly since they deal in bulk. It came with...
@medoraman Honestly, and no sarcasm, I'd be disappointed if PCGS and NGC don't acid-test them. I believe in their expertise and education, but I...
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First of all, short of scratch testing on a block and then using acid on the block, how are we supposed to determine with 100% accuracy that it is...
Hi CT community! I just received my "gold" sovereign from APMEX bought through Ebay (thank goodness for their counterfeit return policy!) It's a...
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