Although it looks like something inside the loop of the 9, all DP#5's have a huge die crack starting at the R in Regina and then traveling both...
I have over 6,000 Canada Vicky large cents
From what you have stated and your intentions(cost, space, etc), I don't think that you should slab any of your coins until you and your son have...
Lemme Caution: It makes no difference if you collect fakes or not ... in Canada, you can't possess or own them unless they are clearly stamped....
In Canada, it is illegal to even POSSESS a counterfeit or fake coin, let alone sell one. That's how we are able to have auctioneers remove items...
About the article on Congress starting to initiate action on counterfeits ..... That subcommittee was in touch with, and got direction from, Mike...
Nice Obv 3. Looks better than XF, but pic not clear.
Yes, the German notgeld took a hosing in the 20's. They say that it took a bushel full of the paper notes to buy a loaf of bread. It's one of...
In my book, British Commonwealth Coins, there were 4, 158 silver Maundy sets (1, 2, 3 & 4 pence silvers) minted for 1859 .. the same number as...
I would be very careful stepping into the scarcer Chinese coin market. Anything that is even the slight bit scarce has been heavily copied/faked....
There is no $500 Somali coin in platinum
If you read the legend on the watch, it says platinum plat .... for "plated".
Your photo is the Reverse and I see no black spot.
"Someone else mentioned it was like the post office offering so many things." That's one of the problems with the RCM .. their stuff IS sold at...
The RCM will churn out anything that they think that they can offload to anyone not a pure collector. They have minted coins of many shapes not...
Here is another listing/availability of fantasies: https://coins.www.collectors-society.com/wcm/CoinCustomSetView.aspx?s=13429 I should have...
There are a variety of "fantasy dollars" I think, both Ed and Vicky. Here is a link to a set of the 'Victoria types":...
SPP is Sherwood Park Pennies, a geologist that works in Ottawa. He has access to an XRF machine that will give the metallic alloy %'s down to the...
Geo high points and the first places to look for wear are the eyebrow, mustache tip, upper cheekbone, and vertical jewels on the crown on the...
Welcome aboard the site. Was a chief myself and then went to OCS in '76. Rose the ranks and retired in '97 as a CDR. Canadian Large Cents are...
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