XF coins should have luster. So many 19th century issues don't because of the prevalence of (over) dipping. Yours was properly dipped, probably...
Someone tried to "improve" the poor old dear.......
Those facing bust ones are the worst. Almost never much detail on the face due to it being the highest point on the coin, and silver being shiny...
Under $150 won't get you much. I would save up and get nice original XF/AU coins. I am biased, though, since that is what I used to buy. Even...
You can always take them to a coin show and have many dealers give you an offer in one place. Do your research and find out what APMEX or someone...
I agree with others, (I didn't know about the "this is mine" pricing though). I have coins with his flips at astronomical pricing versus what I...
The gold to silver ratio is a relic of when both were used as monetary metals. Is 16 to 1 or 12 to 1 a relatively safe number to guesstimate...
I agree, and I agree it should. Its a well circulated coin, having been used in commerce like it was intended. As such, it should be given the...
I'll just go with a circulated coin. We don't know and will never know if those very faint scratches occurred in circulation or by a collector. I...
Give it 30 or 40 years. Soon you will have a couple of SDB's full, a safe full, overflowing into your kids bookshelves, etc. :)
http://allengelhard.com/definitive-pages/engelhard-10oz-class/ Looks fairly good according to this website, but I am not close to an expert in these.
Paul said exactly what I was going to say. This coin was cleaned, (most likely dipped), and this is a retone. Its oversaturated because the seller...
I would have suspected the reverse between 6 and 7 o'clock myself. That is what struck me first. Probably both.
A flan is the metal a coin was struck on. I cannot make it out, but given the color I am pretty sure its orichalcum, a form of ancient brass. It...
I would have tons of fake ancient Chinese coins I could show you Doug, but I imagine you are thinking of only fake WESTERN ancient coins. ;)
No, its dark but still glossy. Its when dark toning goes matte that its bordering on corrosion. Overall I like the lower one more due to much...
VK, you need an Arab-Bukharan. They are pretty cheap silver coins. :) A scarcer piece would be the Arab-Sogdian bronze cash. I have only seen...
Why sanded off? Is there something on the piece that has telltale signs of sanding? Like I said, I have seen pocket pieces like this that, (I was...
Normally it would have some reeding left, but I have been shown a couple of pocket pieces by old timers who carried around a morgan for fun that...
Man, the reverse looks like a hermaphrodite. This coin is so crudely engraved, does anyone think it could possibly be a celtic imitation?
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