Acid. Anything from lemon juice, to household chemicals, to dips marketed for coins.
Color on forehead and cheek is signs of re-toning after a dip. The rest of the coin looks too bright with a pinkish hue. Crack it out and let it...
These are most assuredly made for the collector market by underpaid mint workers. Way too many Egyptian errors in the marketplace for them to be...
But I bet you've straight-graded numerous raw coins that were prior in problem slabs. Makes no sense to crossover problem slabs. For many coins...
If it bothers you that much, you can set up a remailing service in another state that does not charge tax. Packages get shipped to (for example)...
You don't usually see colorfully toned gold coins. Bought this one raw in a Japanese auction. There were maybe 10-15 similar toned examples,...
One of my favorite set designs. The 1930 Iceland "1000 Years of Althing" set. Officially they are medals embossed with denominations. The only...
No, what I clearly said was that poor pictures do not have any relationship to the authenticity of the coin. And neither does uncrimped staples....
There was no backhanded comment. You asked what makes someone think it is fake and another person replied "the seller didn't bother to crimp the...
Was this a joke I didn't get?
Without knowing what varieties they struck, I'd say this coin looks like a toned proof. Curious about the differences. I suspect they used...
I've seen a few of these. Almost always on a Shilling, but occasionally on higher denominations. This one sold last year in a Stacks auction for...
Considering this "limited mintage" coin is still for sale SIX YEARS after being minted, I know I'm not the only one who hates it. It looks like...
1) Token of some sort. 2) France, 1918 5 Centime. 3) Ukraine, 1992 5 Kopiyok. 4) Egypt, 1916 5 Milliemes. 5) Sweden, 1668 4 Ore.
This just arrived. 1967 Australia "Pattern" $1 by Andor Meszaros. Only 750 minted in proof (another 1,500 minted in UNC). Very seldom found with...
Dup post.
While 1974 would be the second year of independence, it would only be the first anniversary of independence.
The so-called massive difference in grade is extremely easy to explain. The AU55 has some light wear on the folds of the robe, the hand, and the...
It's not really 10 points higher as they are measuring two different things. 1-60 measures amount of wear. 60-70 measures marks. There is no...
Some from outside Germany [ATTACH] 1915 Hungary Kenyermezo Heller PCGS MS65 [ATTACH] 1915 Austria Mukling 20 Heller PCGS MS64 [ATTACH] 1916...
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