Please document some examples if you can. Whose fault was that ? It is one of the nicer looking issues, although I prefer the 2014-D silver...
Thanks for the post. Yes it does seem that the same topics are rehashed each time. But I don't mind discussing it on a periodic basis.
e Your example bolsters my argument much more than yours. Those "novices" that you are responding to - they are searching for information about...
There are NUMEROUS cases where frauds were committed using US Mint coins in recent years. I've been producing over-strikes since 2010. Find one...
It takes a lot of skill and experience to determine if a coin has been cleaned or not. Cleaned coins have burned more novice collectors than...
Some US Mint equipment was sent to China a long time ago. But I still question that any of this equipment was actually used by Big Tree Mint.
I will add this: If a person is intent on committing numismatic fraud, they will find some coin to do it with. Actual example that did occur:...
I know a lot of people who paid $20 for a Chinese fake Morgan Dollar. At best, they might be able to get a dollar or two for it. I originally...
I have produced quite a few different types of over-strikes since 2010. They have a collector following. I receive inquiries all the time asking...
Andy Warhol once painted an enlarged "copy" of a Campbell's Soup can label. Now that iconic painting is worth many millions of dollars. Think...
Here are a few differences: Big Tree Mint products: 1) Usually not actual silver. 2) Not struck over genuine coins. 3) Do not have a track record...
To properly value a coin, one of the first things you need to do is look up the date in a price guide, such as the "Red Book". So then you see no...
A better analogy to what I do is this: Take a GENUINE Patek Philippe watch. Change something on it such as the color of the face. Then sell it is...
The items in question are over-struck on legal-tender Barber silver half dollars. Are they still legal-tender after the over-striking ? My purpose...
What I do is take a genuine original silver Barber half dollar, clean the tarnish off, and without adding or removing any metal I strike over the...
The solitary 1933 Double Eagle that was "legally monetized" was purchased at auction by an anonymous buyer. The Government went to great...
The Washington DC coins were probably minted in Philadelphia as initial test pieces. There is no compelling evidence that any 1964-D Peace...
My opinion of this story is that it is somebody's foggy recollection that got confused with the new 1964-D Kennedy Half Dollars, which did make it...
I made the "1965" over-strikes for three reasons: 1) This year is the 50th anniversary of 1964. 2) The original "1964" Peace dollars were struck...
But an original "1964-D" Peace Dollar is illegal to own (if any actually existed in the first place). Anybody looking to spend a lot of money...
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