It happened 20+ years ago, but it was a domestic fraudster who started his own grading company with fake PCGS slabs. PCGS put them out of business...
You can get them in copper (actually bronze) if you buy a 2009 Proof set or the Lincoln Chronicles Set.
You are correct when you say that gold is gold, but many U.S. collectors are drawn to U.S. coins are willing to more for it. It’s illogical, but...
I was an active collector when the government was selling the GSA Morgan Dollars. They generated a lot of interest, and they received a great deal...
I don't really want to buy any coins whose value is totally tied to their gold content. I have bought samples of them in the past because they...
Historically, it has also worked for collectors such as I. The trouble is you have to buy reasonably good coins from the start. I just went over...
Resign immediately. My short term record has not been very good, except when I was dealer. Then I was buying stuff that I could turn over within...
I'm not sure that the OP coin came from the U.S. Mint. There are sill issues with the "9" in the date. These photos are from Coinfacts. [ATTACH]...
Here is an MS-65 graded piece from PCGS Coinfacts. Yes, this fake is scary. [ATTACH]
I had thought about buying an example of this minor, and not often recognized gold type coin for a while. This piece represents an interesting...
If the piece as some mint luster left, the technical grade would be in the AU area. There are a couple of marks above the head which would have...
Here are cropped images of the piece. Yes, I think that it is a cast counterfeit. If you can, return it. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here are some pictures I took from the PCGS Coinfacts site. [ATTACH] A close-up of the date shows quite a difference. [ATTACH]
Yes, that is one of the lesser Chinese counterfeit efforts, but it would still be good enough to fool a flea market buyer.
It’s “orange hoody time” so we won’t get to see it. When possible, it’s good to post a picture of the counterfeit which gives collectors the...
I don’t think that it is genuine. As others have said, the “9” in the date is open at the bottom of the circle in the genuine pieces. This one is...
That's the rare no date AND not LIBERTY variety!
That one's a bargain. On the same page I brought up, there's another joker who wants $1,999 one. :dead: Revised to say that the seller has...
The slab is the wrong shape too. The genuine ICG holders have little dints on either side at the top.
I am not a fan of most counterstamps, but that is a keeper. I have one too. It was long thought that this part of Marin Van Burn's 1848 third...
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