It happens very frequently. Dunkin donuts around here doesn't probably for the lots of change reason. However they will pretend its a counterfeit...
Royal Numismatic Society - 1945 https://www.jstor.org/stable/42663269 Page two mentions him. I haven't gone any further though to see what else...
I've found two I can recall as of right now. A 1903 and an 1897 last year.
Yeah... not at all real. Not a particularly convincing one.
In theory... right? But it seems all of these medals are brass, then silvered or gilded afterward. So I don't think that would work, would it?
Looks like one to me.
I searched across a few sites to see if I could find one in gold. I didn't, but I found this in search but the link does not have images of the...
Call around for an XRF. Jewelry shops, pawn, whatever. It looks gold, for sure. I hope it is for your sake.
More luck than I've had! Sweet :)
Could it be die polish lines? Not sure about the discoloration. Is it darker than the rest of the coin?
I saw that the original post was a souvenir token rather than a circulating coin so I thought patterns could count. By the year 1900, it seems...
Heres a few from before 1890 ;)...
There is no Maya Angelou state ;) but I understand. Looks like a little chip on the nose there. I'd call it a cold sore :)
FDC = Français for Fleur-de-coin - meaning 'perfect' - it is their word for uncirculated.
Sweet!! :)
No. Damaged and misplaced metal.
I’d say NGC MS62 before Maybe PCGS MS62? Obv is more worn than reverse. I think maybe it went down to 61 but I’d say 62 after color jump. Of...
1883 O is certainly not known to be well struck, in my experience it is probably the poorest of strikes of the entire series (a number of which...
It is brass. Looks great! https://en.numista.com/catalogue/exonumia160881.html
triiiii triiiiippy maaaaan :cigar::hilarious:
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