Ah, cool! I didn’t think of feeder fingers damaging the die. That may very well be what it is, because it explains the progression without...
Whatever it is, it doesn’t go up on to the relief, so that means either: It’s some weird form of PMD that somehow avoids the design while...
Nope. The regulation specifically applies to numismatic coins. See https://www.cdtfa.ca.gov/lawguides/vol1/sutr/1599.html eBay is just doing it...
FYI, eBay still calculated tax for me in California with a cart containing $1500+ in numismatic coins. It was my understanding that coin purchases...
$950 Peace dollar, $625 Franklin
Interesting. You mentioned your coin was minted 10+ years after Constantine’s death. How long after the honored individual’s death were...
That coin is comparable to one I spent over $900 on 3 years ago.
Great coin, and for a great price as well! I had no idea when I voted for it in your “favorite of my favorites” poll that it was such a recent...
Very cool. I just wonder if any of those coins will make it to the collector market. How do antiquities laws in France apply to this find?
That has to be just about the least convincing fake PCGS holder I've ever seen. :)
One thing nobody's mentioned is that there are also a lot of really good quality (legal) replicas out there. One example is the HK-853 so-called...
Very interesting as always! It seems like this "family" is a little more varied than some. I'll have to check the fake bust dollar I bought for...
Right, of course. The point is there are right ways and wrong ways to “work on” a coin or a painting. Modern coin collectors have one set of...
I realize the point you are making, but the example is bad. If the paint on a Renoir painting were chipped, a professional art conservator...
Hmm ok, that's interesting. I'll have to give it a try with numismatic coins and see if it works.
Being a California resident, I can now see that my use of eBay is either going to be limited, or my bids decreased by ~10% to offset the tax. CA...
I agree. If you can piggy back on a collector submission, submitting to CAC is almost risk free, and you’ll learn something. The learning might be...
I don't really have any info to add, but that's a great coin! Gotta love a big ol' 57g chonker of a coin, especially with the kind of detail this...
That's actually a somewhat interesting alternative to a Sear certificate. I'd be interested to hear if anyone knows more about how to get an NGC...
Good to know! Thanks again, @Barry Murphy. :)
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