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I might keep them all. I might sell several of them paired with official issues. I have not yet decided It has been known that counterfeiting...
I won’t for most of them. The ones I do will get a quick brushing under water to make the inscription clearer.
I’ve paid 2x FMV for a coin because there was something special about it that only I would see and no one else would care about. I regret it not
They do, but grading is a skill that can generalize fairly well. Some areas require bonafide experts (buffalo nickels, bust halves, etc), though...
1792 Pattern Disme PCGS MS-62 A couple Libertas Americana medals in silver and bronze All three types of 1793 Large Cents in AU/MS 1793 Half Cent...
You would have gotten 16. :)
Those of you who are there, let me know if you see many ancient Chinese coins. If possible, let me know the dealer’s name so I might follow-up...
I love Trier coins. They represent some of the finest style of the period. [ATTACH]
ICG would be the only one to slab it for what it is
Great post! I would spend it on a nice airplane. If it had to be on coins, then I would make a world-class ancient Chinese coin collection
As stated above, this is a contemporary counterfeit. These were commonly cast (I’ve seen a mould for an 1854 (?) dime before), as your specimen...
I went through in 5 min, dumping everything I had heard previously. I scored a 40. What I said: 68 (vs 68*) 10 (vs 8, they net graded down for...
The fusion reactions of hydrogen and helium in the core of the stars form heavier elements, such as carbon and iron. The supernova events create...
While I was at FUN, a dealer friend bought a large hoard of about 200 Da Quan Wu Shi coins. This hoard was intact, never picked through, and never...
Is it possible that it is a blob of solder? That’s an odd place for a die chip when taking die geometry and stress concentrations into...
At the FUN show this past weekend, I set up my first numismatic exhibit. As you have probably guessed, it was about ancient Chinese coins,...
I believe it to be okay to settle for a low-grade/damaged coin when either of the following two criteria are met: 1. Buying a higher-grade coin...
Looks like someone harvesting crops
I got back from FUN last night. It was the first time I could spend multiple days at a coin show, was my first time sitting behind the table, and...
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