Looks more like a strike thru rim burr than a lamination.
Sorry that you're bored. Unfortunately, entertainment generally costs money . . . It's not much different with interesting coins.
1854 is mushy, exhibits numerous small tooling marks and very crude denticles. 1887 is crisp, with well-formed denticles and no tooling marks...
Not a lot better, but here they are . . . [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH][ATTACH] Curiously, it appears that there are a couple of different...
Yes, we are one and the same. Please forgive the poor photos. They are very old, and badly in need of refreshment. I'll try to do so in short...
Oooh yeah.
Hey @Gregg, be sure your family doesn't get an eyeful of that photo . . . we wouldn't want'em to be offended.
Is it gold plated tungsten? . . . Sorry, I asked while you were posting.
The very first hint is the date (assuming it was not to be passed off as a proof) . . . aside from that the quality is also laughably bad.
Yeah, I figured a coin would be about right-sized for that guy in the avatar.
ROFLMAO, picturing you as the crafty little guy in your avatar, rolling your winnings home from the post office with a stick, like trundling a...
I'm in absolute agreement, however I suspect the OP refers to counterfeits which are good enough to get past him / her, yet not so good as to...
Roger that.
You could really benefit from going to some shows and spending lots of time looking at toned coins. Look at certified toned coins, look at raw...
Ahhh . . . I can feel the warm breeze already.
I'll be there Chris. - Mike
He did indeed. Evidently, your experiences are incomplete, as it is true that the spot prices, upon which the GSR is based, apply for goods to be...
Yeah, I haven't had prior exchanges with Sakata, but he may be under the impression that spot and the futures markets are somehow inextricably linked.
Thus the reference to the tent. You can't have it all y'know . . . .
If there aren't enough dealers in your area just bustin' at the seams with good coins, maybe you need to pull up the stakes and pitch yer' tent...
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