I think one of the better barometers for our coin hobby is Ebay. It is a huge marketplace and by far the biggest place there is to buy coins. I...
This coin you have here was minted in Genoa (Genova). The anchor on the reverse of the coin, to the right of the number 5 tells us that. If that...
Holed silver coins were commonly used as pocket watch chain fobs back in that era when most men wore a pocket watch.
Coins have been minted in Italy & Sicily since the Roman era and even before that. And people have been collecting those coins for a very long time.
"Downtrend" in prices, I wish that was the case. I'm seeing the exact opposite in the pre-1860's Sicilian & Italian coins that I collect. I'm...
Does anybody remember when they quit making the cardboard flips that had the square window and were also were available in different colors.
The coin might have been used as a pocket watch fob
I agree about the dangers of those staples scratching a coin. The first thing I do when I buy a coin in those cardboard flips is to remove it ....
LOL, it's hard for me to buy one of those highly faked coins unless it is in plastic. :)
Does anybody know how the TPGs authenticate a coin like this. Do they weigh them, check diameter, and check silver content ??
Beautiful penmanship in those long ago coin engravings. Remind's me of those ornate monograms jewelers used to engrave on silver pocket watches....
Love hearing about those coin hordes found buried many years later.
I go to the Italian Ebay on a regular basis and buy coins from the sellers who will ship to the USA, not all do. I can read basic Italian but...
I would use them to weed out potential fake coins. I need to find out if they attend any of our local Calif. coin shows.
I avoid Russia and it's old satellites, India, Pakistan, China and the other Asian countries. All of them are infamous for their counterfeits.
edited The seller has printed out the mint specifications for his coin when it was freshly minted. And it's good for those buyers who might not...
Not to muddy the water, but diameter is also another important factor when trying to weed out the many fakes
I buy many pre-1900 Italian and Sicilian crowns on Ebay and I weigh every one of them when I receive them. Same thing with those 1700's Spanish 8...
We all know that a badly worn silver coin will have a commensurate weight loss from when it was minted. Where you have a problem is when a XF...
The actual weight of the coin they are listing to sell, not the book weight of the coin when it was minted. Even better when the seller has a...
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