The pictured item is a real dog tag. The nickname "dogtag" for the ID necklace worn by members of the military came from the similarity to...
Size? Silver or ???
It looks like a pretty poor copy of a Kirin Provincial 7 candareen 2 mace silver coin circa 1900, Y#183. My guess its cast from an electrotype.
Hey Zane, do you have any idea of the approximate date, or country of issuance[img] "Thaler" covers a lot of pages in several volumes of...
Ruben - I just opted in to the GD, clicked on "New Posts", and got a listing that included a thread in the GD concerning the Gimp/Photoshop...
Jody, many of the counterfeits are contemporary to the circulation of the TDs, and it was not unheard of for the counterfeiter to add some fake...
Mikjo0 is absolutely right that a wrong weight can conclusively prove counterfeit, but a orrect weight can only make further investigation...
Anyone can opt in, or out, of the GD and PRWE at any time. Click on "User CP" at the top of the page, scroll down and click on "Group...
Well, I only missed it by one continent! :whistle:
Didn't Spain(?) issue some coins with Goya figures on them some years back[img] If my recollection is correct, they would certainly belong in...
[img] to CoinTalk coswho. I've moved your post here both because it has nothing to do with the subject of the thread you attached it to, and...
Especially since it's a relatively low value coin, I think if it were mine I'd bring my outdoor barbeque up to ~300F, then place the lucite block...
Definitely not my area of expertise, but I have heard that there are many times more replicas of confederate currency than were ever actually...
I can't help you much on your ubrwewarubf question Bone, but I thought this was a great thread in which to post some great advice for people who...
[img] to CoinTalk EP. Picture please.
Maybe one of our members (Just Carl?) knows how the melting point of that lucite (probably) compares with the melting point of coin silver. If...
[img] to CoinTalk biggupp2. Your separate threads have been merged. In the future please pick an appropriate forum and start one thread per...
In this case I think the correct answer is 155 degrees. The intended orienttion is "upside down", so measured in a clockwise direction, that's...
Sounds like a wonderful top for the General Discussion Forum.
I doubt if you'll find any forum member who disagrees with you there.
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