I think I've mentioned before that the Russian 50 ruble is not genuine. Koala is actually not a bear but a marsupial. Panda however is a bear....
1000% fake. Plated silver. I'd send it back for refund immediately. Counterfeiters got around the rules by claiming it's not 100% copy as it has...
I guess for me, a lot of Russian type sets are now impossible to achieve. I've tried to collect all Soviet circulated coinage which proved to be...
It's sad but all you need is one fish to bite to spread the 'disease'. Counterfeiters don't have to get their hands too dirty with the...
That's pretty nifty. Might have been a key to a wine cellar and to open the wine bottle. 2 in 1. Must admit that I haven't seen one like that....
I don't believe the counterfeit is that old. There was a huge batch of counterfeits that a seller was selling and he claimed that he bought it in...
My question is, how can one be assured that this is definitely a counterfeit, not an undocumented variety?
Supply is out there. It comes down to how viable a mine is. And unfortunately a lot of decent gold mines are sitting under nature reserves....
Rust is iron oxide which is essentially damaged as it is!
I disagree with the extremely common notion. Early Soviet proof coins have been quite unappreciated for a long time and original proof coins are...
Shame on the finger print. It comes down to what is in the set. If I suspect what they are, some are restrikes but still worth a bit of money. It...
There's two options: Learn it the hard way or learn it the expensive way. I'm certain many would be keen to teach for a fee and put it towards...
At this point of time, production of various metals cannot be sustained at this price. Certain level of production will eventually have to be...
But my 25 kopek has some wear so it must have seen some circulation! [img]
The overstruck 10 cash coin is actually a poor example. This is overstruck over a 1896 5 fun. Note that there are three different varieties of...
If you give it second thoughts - this was quite innovative at its time and would have given counterfeiters a big grief. Think about this - they...
Kolhoznik - maybe. I don't live in the US so the logistics to ship it to any TPGs is just too difficult to fathom. There's a couple more than I...
I have a couple of favorites in my collection from Brazil. [img] [img]
My personal favorite is this: [img] Shows some proof like features, possible old cleaning but honestly - at a low mintage, I feel really...
I don't believe the purity of the silver wire kopek were that high. There may be the possibility that the Alexei silver kopek were of higher...
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