Eduard - beautiful early copper. I already miss my one example :mad: that I sold (see my Buy the coin, not the Slab" thread). Oh well, the money...
Nickledude - this is a good cautionary tale from clembo. The money you spend on certifying your quarters would be better spent on coins. What...
Rusty = Santa Mystery solved!
What a story......."oooh, what a lucky man, he was" It'd be tough for me to bid on something where I had only had 30 seconds to see what I'm buying!
"Levon, Levon likes his money He makes a lot they say Spends his days counting In a garage by the motorway" :D
A good overview that expands on silverstruck's comments: http://rg.ancients.info/guide/counterfeits.html
A nice post! Maybe we could add to the thread any web links that assist collectors in determining fakes. Here's one:...
Paul - you take some awesome pictures. Thanks for sharing them with us. I tend to agree about the Barber series.....the design has been much...
Here were my numismatic gifts that I received for XMAS (with a little direction from me): Tradesmen's Tickets & Private Tokens 1785-1819, R.C....
Mark - thanks for posting in this thread and please excuse my ignorance in using the inappropriate term to describe you. I commend you on...
Merry Christmas, John and thanks for the posting and update!
OK, Frank, there are few absolutes in life....I'll give you that. But, Mark's submission for me was not part of a large group and, if you see his...
ROTFL :smile
Frank - I made the same supposition, but was told by Mark that the graders do not know who submitted a coin. It is completely anonymous and he...
Clinker - thanks for the post. I used to live in Norfolk so it was of interest to me. Regarding the coin, it is too busy given all the text on...
No to question one. The coin is the coin, regardless of the plastic (however, I do really hate the new NGC holder). Regarding question two, I...
An elephant's nose growing out of the boy's chest? ;)
Earlier this year, I renewed my interest in this great hobby after being away since a child. One of my first objectives was to find and buy a...
You are right Doug that the info is so much more accessible, but what do you see at the shows? Lots of older people. My local coin club is going...
Wow - what a find! Congratulations......:thumb:
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