Silver indeed, from Morocco and a 1 dirham denomination. 1299 Hijri date = 1881 by the Gregorian calendar.
How come? Bahrain is in the Middle East, is it not?
If he did, then slap the handcuffs on him. =) Is that one the sold out Daniel Carr designed pieces?
I found one of these a few months back and it was due to a grease filled die, as medoraman mentioned.
Definitely a cast copy, which are very common.
If you're not looking for anything specific, as far as country of origin try going for some modern low mintage foreign silver. You can often pick...
Definitely a novelty class item, but seems to be a bit older and more interesting than most such Masonic stamped pennies. Probably could get $10...
It means either the experts were also stumped, or it did not fall into the hands of the proper expert.
Ideally yes, I completely agree. But, once that train starts rolling it's hard to bring it to a stop.
In reality yes, but at first it was assumed the poster was affiliated with the counterfeiters and just "trolling" for info that would benefit the...
The coins are usually problem coins anyway. Wouldn't be surprised if the other side had some damage, a mount removal, or really bad staining or...
That's kind of not kosher =O If eBay has taught me anything it's that as long as it's cheap enough, people will buy it. And Chinese sellers seem...
Mark, Chalk it up to the slowly building negativity and even animosity towards counterfeiters. It's like drip, drip, drip in a cup. Then when the...
Actually I think you are right, the Ferdinand and Isabella type with the cartouche around the lion and castle are usually not dated. Sometimes...
Depends on the type of coin, the value/rarity and the service you selected.
Errors! Much more likely you'll find those than old silvers.
Well, 1461 would be too early and 1561 would be too late for Ferdinand and Isabella. I think it may have an overdate or something, and the date...
Very true, but some people would still go for it when the price is right. A dealer "discount" in itself is a good red flag that something's off.
It may very well be a privately put together set, but they wanted to make it look like an official set to sell it for more money. We see privately...
They won't fit in a standard page of 2x2 pockets. They're just too thick and will bust the pockets open if you try to squeeze one in there. If you...
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