The rules used to go the other way. There was no requirement for a silversmith to hallmark their work. However, faking hallmarks was seriously...
Lots of people think they already do. Several posts on Reddit complaining that the moderators won't let them create an account and ignore email...
Hate to spoil it for you, but the last episode has them traveling back in time to create themselves.
Do you know what the big Chinese counterfeiting rings call 40,000 assorted Morgan, Peace, and ASEs? Tuesday
@Gam3rBlake The ancients may not have had electroplating technology, but they certainly had chemical ways of enriching the surface, see Silver...
You are confusing things. A chopmark is not a test cut. A chopmark is a chop, a Chinese identification stamp. Small, hurriedly done, and thus...
@Gam3rBlake different times...
https://www.gia.edu/bench-tip-use-the-touchstone-method-for-testing-purity-karat-gold
The mark basically means that so-and-so, a well-known and fine upstanding individual whom everybody trusts said this coin is worth its weight in...
There are several known 1861 counterfeits. [IMG] [IMG]
I can't believe nobody posted the real thing... it's CRYSTAL clear, even at low grade: [ATTACH] 1942/1 10C (Regular Strike) Mercury Dime - PCGS...
@Mr.Q Actually I think we disagree here. If a TPG puts 1st strike or something like that on the label then I absolutely believe that that coin...
We also forget that the mint strikes .any coins ahead of release time and sends pallets of them to the fulfillment house for shipping. The first...
Planchet not Planchette Coin term not the occult one https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/planchette A type 1 planchet is also called a...
First Strike, Early Releases et all are meaningless marketing terms invented by the TPGs. Has ZERO to do with the US Mint. At best it means the...
@CamaroDMD dies not dues
Star notes are printed in blocks depending on need. 160,000 is one of the smaller blocks printed. USPaperMoney.Info: Series 2017 $20
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