Thanks ! Looks like I got it for a good price...
The chemical compound polyvinylchloride, a common constituent of old plastic coin flips (and some cheap modern ones), will react with silver and...
A few years back I bought this coin from an Italian dealer for 5 euros or so. He couldn't identify it. It's obviously an issue of Charles II of...
These coins are pretty seriously under-researched. Doug's date range looks about right.
It's not in any of my relevant catalogues. Nice coin though, probably worth a few percent above melt.
Probably worth closer to $200 - it's a very nice, clear example.
To me it looks like PVC damage, with the fields being smoothed afterwards to remove the pitting, but I may be wrong. Probably worth 40-60% of the...
I would go with early Medieval...in my opinion Carolingian deniers are seriously undervalued (VF/XF specimens of some rulers can be $400)...
Obverse: F Reverse: VGish
Also now available: George II, Halfpennies (1729, 1747, 1751). All circulated. Images of all items can be found on my flickr photostream:...
Corrosion/verdigris on the obverse means that this is a net VG, probably worth about £1 at best.
UK: Henry VIII, posthumous issue halfpenny (1547-51), York Mint (S2428), F+, clipped. Rare, attractive portrait. William III, 1696 sixpence,...
Probably worth a 10% premium or so over the bullion value. As a round the price is always going to be highly dependent on that of silver, so...
I would have reported it to eBay, but there wasn't an option under the "report button" for inaccurate description or fraudulent items, and the...
He admitted to me in a private message that he had no clue, but would continue to sell it as genuine. Obviously a fake. Ignoring the colour of the...
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About $2. But still a nice find.
They look MUCH lighter in hand. It's probably a combination of file marks, corrosion and cleaning.
They weren't cast, they were struck. Furikazashi's specimen looks real, although fakes of these issues are common. More pictures are always...
Concur with GDJMSP, this is over-graded and overpriced. A nearly uncirculated example would not exhibit so many hairline scratches on the reverse....
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