@Daniel Jones TDC is a sovereign entity, and thusly can issue whatever it wants as 'coin,' in theory. To make money, they contract out that right...
These are a very grey area. At best, they are very clandestine coinage highjacked by the same people who churn out the Tristan Da Cunha rubbish,...
Nice - these are underrated... been years since I've had one pass through.
I would not recommend doing any of the above, dealers and professional graders can smell a processed note a mile off. Also, much of what your note...
From the Canadian grading standards (stricter than US, but my preferred): "UNC60 [...] 4. There may be minor flaws or defects resulting in up to...
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Very much fake, little to no commercial value.
Just as a note, Poland strikes .999 silver and gold bullion 'Eagles,' but their issuance is sporadic, and the mintage figures are low. If you go...
I can also vouch for Davisson's, and I have done business with Coincraft (albeit not from the customer perspective), and can say that they are...
No problem - I'll shoot you a dm through here, and we can discuss. *edit to say message sent.
I don't think I'm allowed to post directly here (rules about self-promotion), but in my profile, it is under 'homepage' there is a link. Lemme...
I am going to keep away from making any recommendations in terms of buying - I can say that I do offer Crowns on my site. I can also say that...
As an aside, it is also possible that chopmarked coins were later cur down after returning to the Americas in trade in East Asia, with some 'bits'...
Ignorance is not a form of knowledge. You are not the only professional numismatist on there, young or old. You should read back through this...
@Insider Here is a link to purchase A Dictionary of English Numismatic Terms by Manville, commonly referred to as 'The Glossary.'...
@paddyman98 stop punishing us, please! :P
@Insider in numismatic terms, porosity refers to where other alloys have either melted or leached out of a flan during the minting process...
Ok, I am done beating around the bush... Why is everyone ignoring the porosity and the fact that this coin has clearly been improperly cleaned. It...
I think the porosity of the reverse, and the fact that the coin doesn't retain an original patina speak to this being uneven wear / PMD. Although,...
This appears to be PMD to me - its just had a hard life / possibly sat on a riverbed or something allowing the rev to wear disproportionately to...
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