They have already been making "first rate" copies of common date, mint state Morgans and also Mexican cap and ray type 8 reales from correct...
Link is still working, but no longer getting confirmation that the report has been received or any email stating it was forwarded to CCW, which...
Yes the normal "report listing" link is useless for coins. I guess we will find out tomorrow if this is true, and if so, whether or not something...
I have been hearing rumors that the direct link to report items to eBay's numismatic watchdog group is going to stop working tomorrow, May 9th....
I'm not saying that so much because of suspicion about your coins, I am saying that in terms of other people's confidence. This is only if you...
Heavily, heavily melted. In fact I often find just the outer ring of these coins in lots because someone removed the silver center. I have also...
Nope, these are the last strictly non-commemorative ones.
There was a rash of counterfeit gold panda coins a few years back that were in the same double sealed packaging as the ones from the mint. I...
Personally I agree with Troodon. On the other hand, you said that auction prices don't go this high for this particular coin. However, don't they...
It's an early 1600's Nuremberg jeton made by Wolf Lauffer II
If the copper prices get high enough, and with a large enough volume of pennies, the cost of purifying the copper just may still be worth it....
The 7 in the date is wrong, and the 1's look off as well.
No they would never have passed for the real thing, but having the current king's name and portrait on them would imply they are regal, thus the...
Can often find them in bulk on eBay for under a dollar a piece.
They were made in the Victorian period, and probably later as well. They could not have been made during the actual reign of George III because...
Seems like others have shared your outlook on this, as no one has taken on this project (at least not in English language sources).
A die analysis of the locally made coppers is quite an undertaking.
Details grade due to environmental damage.
A clash like this is not likely to add a premium to auction prices. However, in a direct sale, a dealer can most likely get a higher asking price...
This happens with Mexican reales, and other coins, where contemporary counterfeits are often worth more than the genuine article.
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