How exactly does he manage to only polish the background of the coin, and not the letters, stars or objects?
Browsing eBay, I came upon a seller who auctions lots of rare Morgan dollars. There are several characteristics about this seller and his products...
They probably weren't meant so much as to cut the pastry, but rather crimp the edges of pies and such. Regardless, it's definitely a treasure to...
(((I know I'll probably get reamed out from you guys for asking this, but rest assured that 99% of the business I do with coins is from purchasing...
Hi, I'd like for someone with an NGC account to verify that this coin is in their system as it appears in this auction. Personally, I don't see...
Recently stumbled upon 2 eBay sellers that I *think* are full of fakes. 90% of the coins they sell are not graded but are in, what appears to be,...
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I was making my last round, looking for something to buy. I didn't feel like leaving with my hands empty so I haggled him down to $20 for the...
I have a coin that I bought from a flea-market vendor. It's an 1882-S Morgan. He told me that he cleaned it with a dremel to create this...
Fake 1909-S VDB: [IMG] How to distinguish this particular fake from an authentic coin: Red - The "E" and "R" are completely different than that...
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From the uniform texture throughout the coin?
I have a 1909-S VDB Lincoln that I've discovered in my new stock. The holder that it was in said "1909-S, $1.00" (price it was bought for?). I...
Weighed it at 3.1 grams (scale only shows up to a tenth of a gram). PCGS Price Guide says the authentic pieces weigh 3.11g.
Here you go. I suppose I should have posted higher resolution pictures to begin with. Maybe this will help out a bit:...
Okay, I see now. Thanks for the picture, Leadfoot. What about the obverse? Other than the date, is there anything else that would throw up a red...
Thanks for the evaluation, everyone. Little bummed out that it's a fake but I have to admit that it still looks appealing. Oh well, back to...
Greetings, all. I was wondering if I could get your opinions on this 1877 IHC that I've been holding on to. It came from my grandfather's estate...
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