Agreed... and with the exception of a few "self-slabbers", I personally don't have a problem with listings of "non-authorized" TPG's in the...
Of course it's true. Just a little pay back to our Chinese friends for flooding the numismatic market with their "replicas"...
Well, here's the policy: Certified coins When listing a certified coin, the coin must be certified by one of the following authorized grading...
Most of the current crop of Chinese fakes are non-magnetic.
We'll have to disagree on this one.
Unless (of course) you're an old guy like me carrying the last Red Book I purchased (12th edition, 1959).
Here's a scenario for ya: "Dealer" sets up a small table at a flea market, displaying some key date Morgans, bust halves, etc. "Buyer" comes...
I've heard some ridiculous comments when in comes to the paranoia generated by our Chinese friends and their counterfeiting capabilities, but this...
I can't seem to find info on the exact alloy of steel used in coining dies or what annealing/hardening processes are used. Maybe proprietary? Can...
I doubt you can produce scratches as deep as those shown on the OP's coin. The P&D tooling used for fabrication in my particular line of work is...
And even less than that, lol.
Hey Ricky, here's a question for ya.... out of those 35K members, how many do you think are active?
Assuming the sratches are raised, how does one go about deeply scratching a hardened tool steel die? Certainly not with a scriber or a razor...
I agree that the "golden age" has long passed us by. I'm not sure what you would call the present numismatic age, but "golden" it ain't.
Yep, the pin hole, the tear and the creases "magically" disappeared. The man is a restoration genius.
Or you could list it on eBay for a ridiculous amont: http://www.ebay.com/itm/330662033272?ssPageName=STRK:MEBOFFX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1432.l2649
Not a problem... we're "google experts" here at CT.
No hate here, in fact I love holed coins. It seems that large cents (especially) were a favorite "target". Plus I always seem to find new examples...
Here's a couple more... click the link and scroll past the ads. http://militarianz.freeforums.org/for-kultur-crosses-t1366.html
The key to the law is the phrase "with intent to defraud". Mere possession is NOT illegal, however, passing or selling it as genuine is. In the...
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