Are you in the JRCS? Easy to get a hold of him there.
I'd check David Perkins, table 818. http://www.davidperkinsrarecoins.com/
It's more whether or not the toning is attractive or if there is environmental damage. Dark stable toning is not a problem unless you try and dip...
Both look fake to me.
This. I've found some great coins at Baltimore, but I mostly go there to sell, attend club meetings, and do my TPG submissions in person. There...
I don't know about copper, but from my collection of WWI/WWII era iron and zinc coins, the ones I have that survived in high grades did so stored...
There are lots of modern world coins at the show.
Absolutely not. Leave it alone.
I'll be there on Friday.
Yikes. Fake. The lettering is atrocious. Looks like it says UBECTY instead of Liberty.
The chainmail is visible. It's a typical type 2. Nice coin.
If the counterfeit is perfect it can't be detected. It would, by definition, be indistinguishable from a genuine coin. Having said that, there...
If you're a PCGS collector, you should have a submission account with PCGS. Just submit your coins at a show to save money.
I'm in. PM sent.
I have a bunch that are like that. The iron, steel, brass, nickel, and aluminum proof restrikes done by the Hungarian mint in the 1960s were all...
A slab can absolutely add value (coin + slab product is worth more than the raw coin). Look at trade dollars for example. Sure a raw vs slabbed...
You described it as "rubbing off". If you're using the word "rub" to describe something you're doing with a coin, you're doing it wrong. There are...
Looks fine. Don't touch it.
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So what should it say, ideally? South Korea 1998 Mint Set (as per the middle example) but with the correct dates?
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