looks as if some one ground it down to the size of a dime to use in a vending machine, notice the burr around the rim.
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/kitco-charged-massive-tax-fraud-scheme-business-viability-question What do you think?
Looks like glue to me.
Do you have any way of determining the metals purity?
And now does the dimensions match up (dia and thickness) if they do then you are dealing i suspect a lower purity metal.
Does it weigh properly, I wonder if it was a contemporary counterfeit? Either struck over a slightly lighter coin or one of lower purity.
Mind you that price is almost double the BV of the coin, so if he's looking to buy gold as a hedge against inflation or for insurance, he should...
just a little research (google) shows this...
don't we all get older everyday?, maybe not wiser however
That varies with condition, try posting pics or scans of both sides of the coin.
?, You don't see the double crown above the 2, and the doubled wreath around it?. I am guessing that is the coins Reverse.
what do you think about this 2 Kopeck, Doubled die?
Egypt, 10 Piastres, 1404AH or 1984 , KM556 cu-ni
On the first pic I think I see the term "HISPANIA" (on the right from 1:00 to 5:00) which would indicate Spain.
1874 Swiss shooting Thaler, St Gallen
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I have been looking, it seems no one is currently producing these. If you get around to coin stores sometimes they have a pile of old folders...
Try these, the ones with the foam ring are pretty adaptable to any size coin. http://www.coinsupplystore.com/site/1648271/page/785916#Specs
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/florida-suv-crash-scatters-1-million-rare-coin-collection-across-i-95/ I just hope he is all right and gets his...
None of the foreign coins jump out to me as defiantly silver, the french frank on the left and the 1/2 crown on the right are the only 2 that may...
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