Great find! Nothing fake about it, all signs point to legit. As far as grade I think 63 is pushing it, but should have no problem getting a 61 at...
Yea 60x is more than I have ever needed for either viewing or photography. 500x is total overkill.
Ahh ok, new to me. =)
A friend sent me this and it's the niftiest thing. Picture looks clearer than my cheap 60x iphone attachment from Hong Kong too. :eek: [IMG]
The mouth doesn't look right, and gaps in details like the bridge of the nose, front of neck and in the hair bun are suspicious. It looks like the...
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Canadian grading standards are more strict than most others. Same goes for Australian coin grading.
I should be in tune with your sarcasm by now, but typed words lose much of their inflection lol
How so? If they were put in circulation in the Philippines they would be exposed to the same elements, no?
The Japanese would have made one that would pass easily, meaning high quality. I assume this was done locally.
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They still can shill even when you bid last minute. They put in a bid before you do and if you win it, you are paying more than you would have if...
I agree that it looks suspicious enough to warrant a report and let ebay get to the bottom of it. From past experiences reporting such I can say...
Certainly appears to be a contemporary counterfeit that was damaged by prolonged exposure to salt water or extreme humidity.
Looks to be an arcade token or something of that sort. How big is it?
Lol! 150 million numismatists in the US... that would be like half the population. Would be surprised if there were that many in the whole world.
They all look just fine, I would not be concerned. The edge issue is not unusual on the one coin. Looks like adjustment marks for a planchet that...
Edge looks good. Could simply have been a greasy, eroded die.
The placement and style of lettering and details is correct, the dentils are also correct and I would not expect to see flow lines on this coin...
Looks like Phillip III of Spain, but this may be a jeton rather than a coin. The reverse design with the crowns looks really odd.
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