Thank you @Clawcoins ! That was exactly what we needed! Side-by-side edge shots: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] It appears that the thickness is...
I’ve bought many genuine coins from incompetent photos. I don’t assume anything. please get an edge shot like the first pic in post #17
In red are low areas that correspond to the blue areas. For the deep divots, I and not ready to discount the possibility that they are simply just...
Then you are not interpreting the photos correctly. That should be obvious to everyone. But apparently not.
the 1854 gold dollar is genuine. The 1931 Panama is a Chinese fake. I cannot tell for the rest of them because the owner is incompetent at taking...
Nope. The light is coming from two different directions. The valleys you point out are more pronounced in the one lighting condition over the...
I’m more inclined to say genuine from those pics. All the details are right. The lighting requires some interpretation, but it is all there. The...
I’m getting a SBD because the value of my collection warrants it, and because I can’t install a suitable safe where I am living. The bank’s vault...
Wow...
Do you know how special your 1882 S is? Red is the hardest color to find in natural toning because it can only be produced by a very thin range of...
I’m finding myself bidding in fewer and fewer auctions as I get frustrated not knowing what I will have to pay for a given coin.
That’s a really cool artifact!!
I would say the lowest to exist would have to be AU-55. Otherwise the lack of luster would not make the color pop.
The Chinese are making die-transfer fakes that capture the diagnostics of genuine varieties. Don’t assume it is genuine if it matches a variety....
yup, and they are treating them like modern commodities where each slab grade is seen as the same quality and fit into a rigid price structure as...
First coin is an 1820 Large Cent, N-13, NGC MS-62. Second coin is a pseudo-knife coin issued by the Han usurper Wang Mang. It was used in a...
Amazing coin! (I assume it is yours)
I saw this coin and decided to follow it to see where it went as I could not afford to bid. It sold for $2500, which seemed quite reasonable....
Unfortunately, that’s why many bystanders who can help victims choose not to, or at least refuse to be recognized for their help. Too many idiot...
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