I don't have any pictures, but there are Malaysian money trees known as well.
Yes, that is an unusually high grade example. Nice color, and you can see the remnants of the sprue at both top and bottom. Cool piece!
- graininess - dentils - fuzziness of details - design elements mushy - chopmarks with no flattened area on the counterside - chopmarks which have...
But what standards are we adhering to? Who's standard is *the* standard? The ANA guide? The PCGS guide? NGC hasn't published a guide. And even...
(I am going to completely ignore Sheldon's non-numismatic pursuits in this thread. I don't think they are relevant to the discussion). There are...
Yes, that is definitely a counterfeit.
https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/chinese-modern-coin-prices.aspx?lang=en-US&ChineseCategoryID=2&subcat=silver-panda-coin-prices
I won't even pretend to be a copper expert. I have a few copper coins for my type set, but I generally don't play with copper. However, is your...
Generally, no. The rim is designed to be the highest point on the coin to enable the coins to stack properly, and protect the central design...
Some of these distinctions, like PL and FB, are real and significant. Passionate collectors pay premiums because these coins are special and...
I can see no reason why that would not get a bean from these pictures. Beautiful coin, and yes to the bean.
The areas you point out Brad are definitely the high points - and would be the points where wear would occur first. However, in this case, these...
@Robert Ransom I'm having a really hard time figuring you out. Are you an inexperienced collector and you're trying to figure things out and...
TC, I don't think you'll deny that there's often a double bump - an MS-63 gets upgraded to 64 because of its amazing eye appeal and toning, and...
Yes, unfortunately, you are apparently missing a lot of things. Nathan didn't post the coin, Mark did. And every single point you mention on...
So I'm not crazy? Because your pictures *really* looked like a proof struck from old dies with those characteristic shallow mirrors. If this is,...
Couple of points that I have to clear up here, Publius. The TPGS do not, have not, and will not ever practice technical grading. This is a common...
I had my mom over for mother's day brunch last weekend, and she was really disappointed that I didn't make ice cream. She didn't tell me she...
It's funny you should mention that - I literally just put a batch of raspberry ice cream into the ice-cream maker. Churning away now!
Honestly, I'm not convinced they really are that popular in the wider hobby. Here on CT, we have our own little microcosm.
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