Well, the only Rama I know of was described by Arthur C. Clark. But this appears to a cool thing, and very attractive.
So you're saying.... I should buy the coin and not the holder? Man, you're a genius! ;)
Nope. Not worth it. It's fake. Return it.
Why in the blazes would you have bought a rare coin that you aren't sure about? This coin screams fake to me, and $3 gold is well known to be rife...
This is a fantastic example of the die transfer, as eric mentioned. You'll more often hear this referred to as "ghosting" of the dies. It is...
Yes, that holder came out within the last year. NGC has tightened grades in the last year or two, according to most analysts (conspiracy theories...
That is fairly extensive corrosion across a significant portion of the coin. Honestly, I'd discount the coin 100% or more. You'd have to pay me...
I nominate your Corinthian Stater for your "coin of the year" ;)
On a site where most of the collectors are based in the US, I'm really not surprised that the majority of responses are "home country." US...
Your reasons are pretty hard to argue with. I guess I'm not old enough. ;)
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Woof. After some of the examples posted in this thread, I'm almost embarassed to show my example..... I was just happy you...
Don't.
I find that a dealer's actions speak far louder than any labels they may apply to themselves.... I've met dealers who proclaimed things that...
Has anyone contacted the Franklin mint for more info? Not sure if they'd be able to tell you, but worth a shot.
Why did it grade so low? Is there anything you see in hand that drives it down, that we might be missing in the pictures?
I would like to, but not going to be able to make it this year.
The first two definitely look AU-58 to me. The third one could possibly be UNC, but I'd have to see how the luster plays on the high points when...
$125
Are these books still useful, or have they largely been updated and revised by more recent research? Looking through, there's a lot from the 19th...
No. Weimar White wrote an explicitly pro-white-coin book called "Coin Chemistry" as shown in the OP. I wrote a book that goes through the...
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