Looks to me like way too much weight loss for the condition. [img]
Another way it makes sense is if $10-15 is a week's wages or more. In undeveloped countries like Afghanastan, buying 100 fake coins for a few...
I don't see the doubling, but I do see a Chinese chopmark, meaning the coin circulated in the Far East at some point. It used to be that...
Start by going to this site, and scroll down to the chart of the Japanese numbers. Since the Japanese numbers are actually Kanji (Chinese...
Rim dings can be caused in many ways, all after the minting process has ended, but damage is not collectible, and never adds a premium to the...
IMHO [img] If that much weight were lost by a genuine coin it would be a P-0 at best!
Assuming that you found all the pieces of the same bill, and arranged them in the proper order, how would you hide the cuts?
US large cents, minted from 1793-1857, ranged in size from 26-29mm.US 5¢ nickels, minted from 1866-2007, ranged in size from 20.5-21.2mm.US cents...
[img] to CoinTalk mattyhawk. It's too bad that your first inquiry has to be about a fake/counterfeit/token/replica/fantasy piece. [img]
Bull [img]!
Aw, c'mon Other Frank. Take another look at the website Pheonix21 posted, and think about the geographical relationship between Afghanistan and...
202.5 grams of coins weigh 6.51 troy oz./7.14 av. oz. An HF String dollar roll weighs 1.3g, so the rolled coins weigh 6.52 troy oz./7.15 av. oz.
In a 1955 episode of Alfred Hitchcok Presents Peter Lawford flips a Morgan dollar to choose a fatally wrong course of action!
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Not to mention a generally poor quality mintage. :mad:
Yes, they can, but without Congressional approval I don't think they may. :rolleyes:
Y#536 is a cu-ni-zinc 1 Yuan minted from 1960-80, and worth anywhere from a quarter to a buck in BU condition, depending on the year. Sorry, not...
I didn't know the Afghans had time machines. :rolleyes: The basic design of the obverse was created for the half dollar ten years later than the...
Why? I'll let you in on a little secret - What Congress enacts, Congress can change! Title 31, United States Code §5112(d) is the law...
Want to borrow the 20' pole I use for things I won't touch with a 10-footer? [img]
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