It was a full gram underweight after subtracting the weight of the 2x2....
I think that most, if not all, of their other trade dollars are fakes as well.
AU something, and I hope it's genuine (due to the large # of good qualityfakes out there)
Looks like a solid 45. Glad you waited for those of us that got home late from work!
That I posted in the fake Trade Dollar thread, and how I contacted the seller about returning it, and they asked me not to use the return item...
Bill, I have to differ with you on this. You are correct that lead is not absorbed transcutaneously. However, I am aware of well documented cases...
I'll allow that finding a nice seated dollar that has not been messed with is something of a challenge, but they do come up with some regularity...
I think it's an OK 40. The obv has a number of hits on the left and I'm not so sure about the right obv field (?cleaning). I would not want to...
I messaged the seller and they kindly refunded $11 to my paypal acct so all is well. I still think they made an honest mistake and hope they...
It even says that it's a replica in the text on the folder, over the reverse! However, doesn't the HPA require that the word 'replica' be...
Enjoyed the report, and some nice coins you have there too!
Hi Steve, I'll give them a couple of more days to see if they refund the shipping. If not then I'll PM you, OK? Hopefully this will not be...
Well they originally offered 2$ but I felt I needed to insure it for the amount I paid, which added up to about 11$. They seemed amenable to this...
60% lead? wash hands after handling and keep sealed in something. NEVER let children handle it.
Nice coin and photos, Matt. Grade looks about right from the hairlines I can see.
Yeah Rusty, it was a bummer. Ticks me off that the forgers just randomly came up with a scarce variety when making their fakes. When I contacted...
edge reeding is hard to photograph but can be very helpful in evaluating raw coins. Here is a technique that makes it simple....
Oh, here is a link to a thread I posted on the PCGS forum about a simple technique to photograph the edge reeding on raw coins. Forgers rarely...
So I recently bought this raw 1875-s off eBay as it is a somewhat scarce die pairing that you don't see very often. Seller seemed established and...
My first thought was "the 9 in the date shouldn't look like a snail." The folks who thought this was real, or even had a better than 50% chance...
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