If you didn’t have me on ignore, I would be more inclined to comment on your threads about great coins or to answer questions you might ask. To do...
That is really a fantastic coin. Congrats on the score!!!
@Barry Murphy
Why would they? The coins are still genuine. And NGC labels them as barbarous. It is a non-issue. [ATTACH]
There’s a huge difference between barbarous copy (genuine, but imitative coin), contemporary counterfeit (meant to deceive people in circulation),...
They are like evasion coppers, or imitative gold florins, etc. They were struck to supplement the money supply using well-established designs (to...
I am planning to contact the respective facilities at my school to do just that.
They are back!
Well, dookie. The pictures all disappeared EDIT: all fixed
I recently bought a rare and potentially extremely-valuable knife coin where the dealer was uncertain about its authenticity. It was marketed as a...
Those are contemporary counterfeits, and they are generally obvious because the style/inscription is not correct. Sometimes the metal was not...
This is why I keep my high-end US coins in slabs. Plus it keeps them liquid. I’m talking about buying slabs, not coins. To be a successful...
Very high contrast setting to make it appear PL. Very common deception tactic by eBay sellers
Was the hub damaged, or were some dies “repaired”? It’s also possible that the protruding bump on the die broke off.
I’ve seen several, and I agree.
My grade is solid 67. It is pushing 68 territory. Very clean and lustrous coin. I’d bet it graded MS-68.
Barry Murphy and David Vagi are foremost experts, and they are perfectly capable of spotting nearly every fake (I’d wager 99+%). I would...
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