The market for counterstamps is pretty significant. It's also easier to take a genuine coin worth $20-$30 and add a counterstamp that makes it...
I didn't mean the impact mark on the opposite side being there is a problem, I meant that it's a concave looking mark. That is something often...
"Questionable authenticity" is being kind. The first one, the concave mark on the opposite side of the stamp is a common sign on modern copies of...
You can also google rhinocoins along with the name of the specific Swiss canton. For example: rhinocoins bern
I don't personally collect ultra-modern coins, but I am also a fan of the odd shaped ones. Older square, hexagon, octagon, etc shaped pieces. Such...
Always suspicious of Azores counterstamps on late 19th century Spanish coins. They make no sense. This GP counterstamp was used on other coins of...
Not a fan of the caraway seed flavor, but I'll take me some fernet :)
Very interesting blunder here Kurt, and that says a whole lot when talking about mid century Colombian coins :)
I feel like I should buy you a shot of some weird, oddly flavored foreign booze every time you see a non-US coin :)
Completely serious here for a minute... but people with legitimate mental issues, who mean no harm and genuinely want to be involved, will come...
This: Being smart asses is what we do best when we can't give a good answer :)
Reading this thread be like: [IMG]
If I am reading this correctly, are you saying we should cast aside the established science around how errors are created during the minting...
Aside from the flat and poor details, the seller photos zoom in on squiggly lettering and damage that exposes black metal beneath the gold...
One issue about comparing them to catalog prices is the grading. People in the US tend to overgrade them, while Canadian collectors go by a more...
Yea it's a modern copy, probably gold plated and not solid.
I totally read the "shifty" park of your title wrong and did a double take. Also, my fandom of Orphan Black won't allow me to vote until you...
Great coin, lots of eye appeal there :)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2000-1-Troy-Oz-999-Silver-American-Eagle-Brilliant-Uncirculated-/321836193711?hash=item4aeeee97af Known fake type, with...
It's a novelty, flea market quality piece.
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