Taiwan 5 chiao 1954
The feds don't have jurisdiction in the places they are being faked, and yes they are being faked, a lot.
The quality is much too crappy compared to the real thing.
It's really not a global market. Foreign collectors don't usually shop on US eBay if they are not fluent in English. It's still a matter of the...
Much more often here in the US than elsewhere. Though even overseas the over-reliance on slabs is starting to take hold little by little. Quite...
Probably got a gift card for the holidays, but that is still a poor use of the gift card. $35 is about the most you should be paying for a raw...
Yes I know it happens. I'm one of those that looks for coins offered at a grade that I feel is underestimated. But going back to the OP, a slabbed...
The example you gave is a fluke. It's usually the other way around, with slabbed coins going for more than the same coins raw in better condition.
Seriously, he could get a nice fake one direct from China for a third of that price...
You mean this guy? [IMG] Nope.
It's a stock photo
Your coin looks to be a later die state, but I would be very surprised if it was fake.
It's not supposed to have mirrored fields. Matte proof vs. typical modern proof.
Never trust a grade or attribution from a self-slabber.
Ah but that is the ultra rare "Ghost of Sacajawea" dollar
My name's Dmitry. "Numismat" is how you say "numismatist" in Russian. :)
"Resplandores" by Dunigan & Parker states this date is rare and the normal date is the more rare of the two varieties, but the book doesn't use a...
Scored thanks to eBay with subpar photos and poor title/description. Seller actually had it listed twice before and no one noticed what it was...
That is a beauty of a coin. I think the seller's pics are not so great, and would bet that it looks better in hand than pictured. I think you did...
I agree with afantiques that it is a modern fake. I have never actually seen a contemporary counterfeit of one of these, and for good reason....
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