From what I've found by examining a few of these is that they have no actual gold content and are, at best, plated at 40 to 100 mils depth, which...
You can still exchange those?
If the dealer has an XRF gun, ask them to use that. By the looks of it the piece is either plated or low grade silver. I would agree with the...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1885-BRITTAIN-FARTHING-BROKEN-PLANCHET-ERROR-WITH-ATTACHED-FRAGMENT-/360492338943?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item53ef048eff...
Could be a lot of different things, can you please post clear pictures of it?
Wow! You actually have one of these? Great coin! =)
I'm guessing you mostly come across the George VI and Elizabeth II coins. For pennies, hold on to the 1949, 1955 and 1965 dates. For nickels hold...
Yea Paypal will hold the funds until the transaction is complete, but they will most likely (and hopefully) be banned before that happens.
I would guess they start out water tight, but after a while? They definitely are not completely air tight, but it's not so much due to the seams...
Guess what? They're baaaack!...
Certainly appears modern, and there's been a whole bunch of counterfeit Chinese error coins coming on the market lately. Usually they are made...
I would avoid buying foreign coins in their country of origin.
give up your collection
Venue and seller make a difference too, especially when looking at ebay completed items. Sellers who rely on whoever happens to be looking the...
Just goes to show how nothing was wasted back in those days, great story in this token. Thanks for sharing.
I have a couple of these coins and the design on this one reminded me of them. No fancy detective work or anything like that. =)
It's a crude imitation of a Mexican cuartillo, or 1/4 real, which were made from the 1840's to 1860's. Here is one:...
Would that be considered an off-metal strike?
Soviet dime?? Do tell. =)
Thanks for the replies guys. I just think it's just sad that this can have reprocussions for errors from other countries, because it brings in...
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