That’s not always true. One of the dealers I went to in Florida was able to identify several fake American Silver Eagles with a scale. They...
I think they will unblock you if it’s the first time and you said you just paid it. They don’t want to lose a single customer and obviously if...
That would be even worse of them! How could they not like the movie Ben-hur??! Classic.
Good idea! It would be awful if the story was forgotten and the coin was just sold off for a couple hundred dollars on a whim.
Awesome story and coin! I always thought the gold dollars were more popular on the West Coast and paper money on the East Coast but it sounds...
I’d place a $100 bet on that ;). Keep in mind as technology gets more advanced the counterfeiters also have more tools at their disposal. It...
I know that no technology can identify all fakes. But shouldn’t we use the technology available to do the best we can? Just like a scale can...
Oh I actually saw something on TV pretty cool about authenticating old art works. Apparently one method they use is testing the wood & paint for...
I’m guessing he means the best consumer grade XRF machines. Like one of the Olympus ones. They cost about $13,000 which most people couldn’t...
Just curious what does “ (Emperor) as Augustus” mean? They don’t look anything like Augustus. Especially the ones with beards. Augustus didn’t...
Is that from the US Mint? It says “official commemorative”.
Yup! I plan on picking one up from JM Bullion when I get paid. They have the cheapest prices for precious metals that I’ve seen so I tend to...
Thanks for the correction! :) I’m doing the best I can but sometimes I miss things so I appreciate it.
Well it looks like no one wants to post Septimius Severus so I’ll post mine. ^_^ I like the details on the face but not very fond of the black...
You got it for melt?? That’s an amazing deal I would pay over melt for that. I’d probably pay like $30 or so just because the toning and it’s a...
May I ask what coin it was and what was going on?
Wow beautiful toning! O_O
Does anyone happen to know if NGC or PCGS ever use an XRF machine to determine whether a coin is authentic by looking at the metal content? I...
I might do that if I can managed to get a Claudius denarius some day :p
Did you know Livy (Titus Livius) himself actually encouraged Claudius to study history? The legendary Roman historian Tacitus even used Claudius’...
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