It has to be some sort of metal instead of jewellery damage otherwise PCGS will not slab it. It's hard to tell by photos just by the color. Some...
krispy, I know what I am talking about. I'm disappointed with the Japan Mint as they could have used that as part of their bullion plan instead of...
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Figured something doesn't look right and when I looked it up, manufactured in China:...
It's actually cheap for both coins. Try ebay and the price would be almost double for both of them.
Siberian man, you really don't know what you are looking at. It's a rather scarce variety. The coin is struck in Brussels mint. The stars seem to...
Bit too high for the 1970 mintset Cladking. Maybe 1000-1500 but not 2050USD. i've been tracking down prices so I have a good idea.
Chinese junk. Worth: scrap metal value. Wait, it may have lead in them.
Funny enough that you mention this. I did try it on a rather scarce Chinese coin with verdigris and even within a couple of hours, it worked...
Comptemory counterfeit coins often show counterfeits having trouble trying to write English characters, like how people who have no knowledge of...
Here's one bizarre coin that arrived recently. It's a Sichuan 200 cash which normally is struck on fresh planchets instead of some random older...
Here's a rather tough one in any condition: [img]
You know what's interesting? It looks like the 1/4 yang is a comtempory counterfeit - but here's the good news: just because it's a counterfeit...
What are the odds that the dealer himself doesn't know what he's doing? Can't say it's 0%. I suggest that if you have the money to spare, sent it...
Check my collection on this page: http://gxseries.com/numis/koreatype/album/korea_1888_pg3.htm
Just obtain a rather unusual coin - a time when Yuan Shi Kai wanted to be the Emperor but as he didn't gather enough support, this era only lasted...
Don't really need a coin book for that if you are looking for the years and mintage of current coinage. Here's a good link to start off with...
If you suggest cleaning your eyes with a pencil eraser is an excellent idea, works and tested, I will endorse this method. I think we all should...
I'm still not convinced. I unfortunately have handled a couple of such super counterfeits and this particular coin seem to be similar to what is...
I honestly never thought of the day I would even obtain one of Peter III copper coins because of the scarcity and price, much less obtaining the...
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