The tughra on the obverse is a dead giveaway for old Ottoman/Turkish coins and stamps. It's the monogram of the reigning Sultan.
It doesn't even look real. What a rip off to an unsuspecting person.
What are some of the ways to detect a cleaned coin? Buffed or whizzed I can usually tell. But otherwise? I know people used to use Tarn-X on...
A 20 lepta coin of the Cretan State, which only issued coins from 1900 to 1901. My maternal grandmother's family had a HUGE role in the formation...
Maybe MS-60. I don't know. I don't see very many 1921 Peace dollars. I'd get it graded.
I'm in the Akron, OH area
He was campaigning in my home town of Canton, OH in Sept. 1960. I had just turned 5 years old. His motorcade was to pass down one of the main...
I may be the only person on this thread, maybe on this forum, who actually saw JFK with his own two eyes...BEFORE he was President. I wasn't very...
Don't be deceived by the lack of hair lines on Liberty's ear on that 1921 piece. Many of the 1921 coins, being of very high relief, did not...
I thought so too. Buffed or more likely whizzed. The parallel striations give it away.
You neglected to mention that one of Nero's names was Ahenobarbus, which means "copper beard". Apparently he was a redhead. Most likenesses of...
I once had an 1878 XF disturbed proof. All the lines in III were sharp and distinct with no or very little wear. Only 2350 minted. It was given...
Looks like it was cleaned to me.
I can't see how in the world anyone can collect coins (or anything else) without a price guide. A Red or Blue Book is ESSENTIAL. But magazine...
Several months ago I told one of the tellers at my favorite bank branch that I wanted any large dollars they might have (Ikes or whatever...
I once found 5 NIFC JFK halves in a single roll. Somebody either raided their dad's mint sets or someone needed money bad.
In my area and I think most areas, the bank lobbies are closed due to COVID-19 and you can only make transactions through the drive-up windows,...
The $3 Princess looks fake to me. The lettering is too small, for one thing, and the "A" in STATES is completely out of line with the other letters.
A better translation is "you will pay the profits..." (or gains)
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