It doesn't matter that they are not US coins, under the HPA they still have to be marked. The Act requires all imitation numismatic items to be...
How do you define a "Collector"? How many sets will you allow him to buy? Because I can pretty much guarantee you the dealers will get around...
It might be the first Coin Chat thread, but it isn't the first Coin Talks thread. I was around for almost three weeks before this thread was posted.
And if it comes back in a PF-62 holder, or if they can't get the spots off completely and it comes back in a PF-63 details holder (Heaven forbid...
Is there anything odd on the other side? I ask because what you are showing on the obv is reversed and incuse as you would see from a squeeze job...
Is the coin in question a 1974, or a 1974-D? I don't think there is any chance of a 1974 quarter being struck of a silver planchet but there IS a...
The problem is that any company can make up these reproductions and they have done so at many times in the past. They don't identify their...
How did he move them? Rough calculations says a 20 gal container of Morgans should weigh on the high side of 900 pounds.
This is a poor copy of a 1736 8 reales. It should a large silver coin not base metal (looks like a copper alloy)
Very true, with the one comment that if the coin is in direct contact with the object it is that much closer to the gases and can have a slightly...
Remember in their gallery they are only going to put their real success stories. I have seen coin, especially coppercoins, that NCS has conserved...
Auction for the fake is gone.
A couple other things to add to Doug's comment. Another problem for the foreign collector back then was references. US collectors have had the...
I have the 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st century editions plus the 1901- date circulating world coins, Unusual coins of the world, and the...
The surface finish on a business strike coin can vary considerably depending on how much polishing the die received after hardening, and how much...
Just goes to show that while the ring test is a good tool, it is not infallible.
The date "varieties" may just be different placement.
Yep eight holes, and Eric does still own it. He got it when he bought the five 1913 V nickels from the Green estate.
Seven years after the theft was discovered. And even if you can't prosecute the thief, stolen property is still stolen property and belongs to the...
Wheel off a toy.
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