It does travel into the field, pretty clear die crack.
I would have to agree. Though technically coins, I don't consider this class of coins a part of numismatics.
Lol! I had a feeling someone would take it there
From what I can gather, they have mostly sold out on pre-sale from the mint, so I think it's a big yes. At some point in the future there will be...
I know how that goes, if it's any solace it only gets better
I'm not a fan of ultra-modern novelty coins like this either, but... Chocolate!! PS: It's Dmitry, not Mat :)
My dentist would end up disowning me if I ever got one of these. The struggle is real!...
Can't speak for US coins, but buying world coins there are indeed bargains to be had. Of course there are at least 100 rip-offs for every bargain,...
If you never took an educated risk, you would never get a really good deal. :) It goes both ways I suppose
Unless it's a counterfeit of circulating US currency, no law enforcement agency would take it seriously. All the more reason to know the coins...
Not always true. Some of my best coins were awesome deals that I got because other people were suspicious and did not want to risk paying...
I am aware that you know your stuff regarding counterfeits, but it would still be nice to have pictures of the coin or coins in question ;)
Very commonly faked coin, and I don't like the surfaces, plus some extra and also missing material in some places. Would do a very thorough review...
Your replica coin is not silver. It is simply made of non-ferrous metals, which is why it's not magnetic.
Tibet, 5 skar, early 20th century
Quality of the details is about right, possibly a genuine coin that has been silver plated. No way to say for sure without examining it in hand.
Keep it as part of a reference library, best way to learn counterfeit detection is to have lots of them on hand.
I don't think it's fake. I know it is. Sorry dude.
There are some incredibly high quality fakes of this particular coin, this is not one of them. This coin is made from a decent, but still obvious,...
More ebay random glitchyness. It will get fixed soon enough.
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