As far as counterfeiting coins to fool collectors, it is by far worse now than it has ever been. In terms of counterfeiting to fool people in...
Now you see why I am not a full-time coin dealer. @C-B-D might have some insight. He does not sell at full retail so that things move. I do the...
With my experience with ancient Chinese coins, I have bought fakes both intentionally and not, and I have learned from each one. I stick with the...
I guess we will see. The bottom will fall out eventually
I guess we’ll agree to disagree. 1. He only does fantasy dates so that they cannot be worn down and passed as genuine. It’s why he has not done a...
heritage is where many dealers offload stagnant coins, usually those that are low-end or generic for the grade. Maybe they take a loss. Or maybe...
This is exactly what is happening. There will always be buyers for coins in the low end (<$500) and the high end (>$10,000). Dealers are having a...
Maybe. These coins were almost certainly privately made and likely used as bullion slugs traded by weight. It seems more likely that it was...
Don’t forget that the date digits were literally hand-punched into the dies in this era. Variation is to be expected. Maybe not smoothed, but...
I saw this offered on eBay for what I believe to be a cheap price, and I snapped it up. It is a “biscuit” Huo Quan (minted after Wang Mang’s...
There are three constants in life: death, taxes, ... ... and people who will complain about anything.
It is a dime
G-06, and no
Because they are super common by all metrics. The trend has been going on for over a decade. The TPG pop reports have made it plainly obvious to...
Fortunately, they gave up on the reverse
I generally sort by: 1. Chronology 2. Then catalogue number 3. Then weight/diameter 4. Date of acqusition
Raised? I would expect it to be a much lighter color if it was a die chip since it was not polished
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Very nice. I agree with your choice. There is no difference. They just guess.
Attributed as such. Search for “booby head” and you will find a ton more.
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