With such a thin layer of silver, it seems like it's more trouble than it's worth to de-silver gilded numismatic items. Probably makes more sense...
There is one problem with these conveniently cheap and handy things. I've noticed that the magnification is not always very clear. It seems one or...
Sorry to hear that. :foot-mouth:
The close up pics of the chin and mouth actually show pretty clearly that it's a regular circulation strike. You can tell from the wider angle...
I can't think of a single major "world class" coin collection that did not sell for significantly more than what it [likely] cost to put it...
Actually, there does not appear to be anything wrong with either of those coins. I realize what you said, but I also realize that what people say...
I would completely disagree with you. It can safely be both. You can be passionate about coins, but also go for ones that have investment...
Great job on that 1835 8 reales coin (even though it is a debased silver contemporary counterfeit). Ok, you got me. I'm buying a vial. =)
That's always good to know, but you wouldn't have much of a choice in the matter regardless. These earlier dates in such condition and with such...
There is plenty you can buy with the expectation that it will appreciate in value. For example, modern coins with particularly low mintage if...
The problem is not unique to US silver either. I see Eastern European sellers ofering full weight and assay silver replicas of rare Russian...
This is a very common occurrence on this and all other forums. If anything, the guy at least admitted to it, which is more than I can say for some...
Ok, now I don't believe you either. Copying and pasting a page from eBay does make the pictures go away, but it does NOT paste the item numbers...
I'm not surprised. It often takes a specialist to identify a counterfeit of any particular type of coin. Although a dealer may be very...
That rule is published in the eBay help pages and has been for some time: http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/currstamps.html#certified The...
You can't really go by that. Many of the pictures are of genuine coins, just that they are stock photos and not representative of the coin you...
Japan is one of the countries that I don't see having this problem. I do see it especially concentrated on just a handful of other countries....
Good to know there are some Poe fans on here. =)
Mardi Gras! =) I want one of these (the coin, not the pair hahaha).
Krause sometimes relies on a single source/expert for info on specific coin types. One of the best (and funniest) examples was something posted...
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