Unfortunately many (if not all) of these coins appear to have been chemically cleaned. I agree though that the copper/bronze coins are genuine....
True DG, but the whole point of seeing a "local dealer" is to see someone that is assumed to have the tools and expertise to test the metal...
I have some of that to pay you with if you have some nice foreign coins =)
Cool thanks for the info. I sold some face value modern British coins as legal tender once and was told that the older ones and those multi-sided...
Please don't eat them.
From what I've found by examining a few of these is that they have no actual gold content and are, at best, plated at 40 to 100 mils depth, which...
You can still exchange those?
If the dealer has an XRF gun, ask them to use that. By the looks of it the piece is either plated or low grade silver. I would agree with the...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1885-BRITTAIN-FARTHING-BROKEN-PLANCHET-ERROR-WITH-ATTACHED-FRAGMENT-/360492338943?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item53ef048eff...
Could be a lot of different things, can you please post clear pictures of it?
Wow! You actually have one of these? Great coin! =)
I'm guessing you mostly come across the George VI and Elizabeth II coins. For pennies, hold on to the 1949, 1955 and 1965 dates. For nickels hold...
Yea Paypal will hold the funds until the transaction is complete, but they will most likely (and hopefully) be banned before that happens.
I would guess they start out water tight, but after a while? They definitely are not completely air tight, but it's not so much due to the seams...
Guess what? They're baaaack!...
Certainly appears modern, and there's been a whole bunch of counterfeit Chinese error coins coming on the market lately. Usually they are made...
I would avoid buying foreign coins in their country of origin.
give up your collection
Venue and seller make a difference too, especially when looking at ebay completed items. Sellers who rely on whoever happens to be looking the...
Just goes to show how nothing was wasted back in those days, great story in this token. Thanks for sharing.
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