It just seems to me that gravel in a rock tumbler and a relatively soft copper coin would be a bad combo. A milder abrasive, as suggested above,...
Another purchase, several years ago from "slum pisa," was a 32-s quarter. I also bought a 32-d at the same time, both advertised as "BU" for "AU"...
If you can cancel the sale, I would advise you to do so. I just do not feel comfortable with that coin, as imaged. I personally feel that a...
I like that kind of toning, glows without being garish.
I think that Legend has a number of patterns in their inventory, with good photos....
I hope he meant 'cream of tartar,' a weakly acidic powdered food additive, and not tartar sauce (maybe he was thinking crabcakes, not coins!)...
Here are a couple of genuine chopmarked trade dollars, maybe you can compare the images to coins you are interested in? [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]...
Hey, that's a nice pickup... and a good photo, too!
Well known counterfeit seller "jinghuashei" of Beijing has a number of "premium" replicas struck in 90% silver.
BB'd="Body Bagged," slang for the flips your coins are returned in if the grading service refuses to grade them for one problem or other. Starting...
Check out this site, which lists these fakes, among others: http://home.comcast.net/~reidgold/draped_busts/page_7.html Please take the time to...
The photos of those trade dollars (in the 2x2's) are too small to state with confidence that they are either genuine or copies. The Chinese have...
I share the same concerns as Rusty. The rims look too wide to me in areas.The morphology of the stars is very uneven, some look distorted. While...
That's a nice piece of history you have, CCGold! Something about coins from that tumultuous era that gives them an extra heft. I'm glad some...
In case you need another opinion.. both are commonly seen fakes of poor quality.
Good eye, Breakdown! The light angle was a bit higher on the "after" shots; more honest if not very flattering!
What is important to realize is that these sellers are not going to sell a coin for less than its true worth.(but often for a lot more than it's...
Wild!
Looks too shiny to me, and the vertical marks on the reverse look a lot like whizzing.
I bet you have some nice ones, too. I still don't have a wheatie for my type set. I think I'd like a 1910-s, my Dad's year of birth.
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