Everything you say is true. Policing it doesn't seem like a feasible possibility. Training your eyes is, at least for the older coins. As far as...
Pointing out the "tells" is only useful for a specific generation of a specific fake coin. The thread I have on modern counterfeit world coins no...
Fake Salzburg thaler:...
Those Russian coin fakes have been around for the past few years. Slightly sloppy die work and weakness in details, but I agree the quality is...
They are called "ramatanka" and are Islamic and Hindu temple tokens. They come in various designs, most being Hindu.
DO NOT sell this coin for gold spot price (~$531 at current prices), you will be getting totally ripped off if you did. Based on your picture it...
Another high quality modern fake:http://www.ebay.com/itm/German-Thaler-Coin-1826-/221748084242?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item33a1373e12 More in...
I think sending the 1864 coin for conservation and grading is a waste of money. Unless you just like to have the coin slabbed. If you ever plan on...
Prices for many world coins sold in the US have just about doubled from what they were 10 years ago. I don't expect the same in the next decade,...
Definitive answer here: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/is-this-coin-real-chinese-yun-nan-province-one-tael.262627/ No need for double posts.
I think you are in a great area of collecting. Relatively modern coins with low mintage, but that are very affordable. I believe this area has...
Typical of the stuff you see at flea markets. Not silver, sorry.
Salesman sample of a button. I've seen them with different designs. Here is one that was posted to a different forum some time ago:...
That's what I was thinking, thanks.
ping @mikediamond
It's possible I guess, though I've never seen or heard of that. And a double sided hub trial seems... weird. This coin just doesn't make a whole...
I thought about that, but then the first coin to get stuck would have weakened details from striking the second coin to get stuck, also the second...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Austria-Franz-II-1816-A-1-Kreuzer-MINT-ERROR-26-6mm-KM-2113-SCARCE-/251929188966?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3aa8265a66...
It's a modern fantasy, highly doubt it is made of actual silver.
What's wrong with fantasy coins? I mean as long as we're not talking about the whole issue of misleading wording to make people think it's solid...
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