My question as well. During this era, did "altered surfaces" mean or imply "genuine"? Did the label that came with the bodybag say "genuine" on it?
https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/11312/coin-tampering-case/?utm_source=NGC&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=23_NGC_RestOrder_0218 One down, many...
My understanding is that these slabs are not hermetically sealed. So... particularly in an extremely humid environment, couldn't the verdigris...
I have not seen that PCGS message before. Is this new? Previously it seems like they only said "contact customer service." I wonder why you don't...
Merely as a display of status/wealth I suppose some random gold coins fit. However, I suspect the coins themselves might have had significance,...
He's over on NGC, which is why I left.
My god there's a lot of blah blah blah in that thread. I don't see anything confirming that it turned out to be genuine. Maybe it was a different one.
Really? Since your discovery article was published that's the first thing I look for on the reverse. The counterfeit here also has the vertical...
Genuine @Sting 60 . You might notice that the mint mark style matches the other genuine coin above, but the counterfeit has an earlier style S.
Yeah, and we can guess they're in Michigan, so that really narrows it down.
I think the point is that it's inside a safe.
https://www.archaeology.org/issues/503-2303/digs/11211-england-harpole-treasure I thought this was really interesting, how far back turning coins...
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The date is pretty bad, but your mantra "Attribution!" applies. The coin has the wrong type for both obverse and reverse for 1913 - the obverse is...
I'm amazed that people selling these are not quickly arrested. Like you said, it's the same as counterfeiting money.
I just leave the current most interesting one on my desk and the rest are in junky looking cardboard boxes that say, nothing to see here. It's...
And why does the "name brand" go for more? Marketing.
I don't know what this acid test is but it seems like your coin guy would do an XRF on it instead.
I think you misunderstood. I mean the ICG slabs that say "educational/counterfeit", that are themselves faked. Heck, the Chinese could put real...
Gosh, if there's demand for these I wonder how long before the Chinese are putting out fake ICG counterfeit slabs?
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