Fairly common - known as "magician's coins". Usually made by machining out everything inside the rim to one-half the thickness of a coin, and...
There are two major flea markets within 5-7 miles of my home, and I have never seen coins being sold at either one. :(
[img] to Cointalk Peter. My first thought was Indian Princely States, but then I remembered some recent postings about Celtic coins that resemble...
No. There may be sites claiming to do that, but if so, they just express someone's opinion, and I guarantee that there is no website on the...
[img] to Cointalk Neo. The pretend "coins" issued by private mints are considered exonumia, which is the branch of numismatics that deals with...
Considering the tiny amount of silver added to a solid cu-ni coin by plating it, I would be very surprised if the ring didn't sound exactly the...
We try very hard to exchange information on this forum, so in a situation like this. once you get your information, it would be nice to leave the...
For clarity, they use the same numerals, not the same calendar.
[img] to Cointalk matt. If it is rusty, it's a phony with a steel content. You can check that with any magnet - just take one off the...
[img] to Cointalk. Are you the EBay member with just 2 private feedback entries since January, 2001; the Baltimore company, or just another user...
Glad you got it, but for anyone here to have helped you, it would have required either a description of all characters on the coin, or...
I agree that the bidders paid way too much, and the one you contacted probably didn't realize what a Dutch auction is, but after reviewing the...
The date is Republic Year 73, which is 1984 on the western calendar, as the Republic was proclaimed in 1912. Reading counterclockwise, the last...
I'll bet at least some of it qualifies as "Junque". :D
Both! :(
As frequently stated previously it is illegal to alter currency for fraudulent purposes, but merely marking it without changing its face value or...
There are stupid people buying all kinds of stuff on EBay, so maybe she can get her fees covered. :eek:
Wrong! The amount of silver deposited in a plating operation is so tiny that it wouldn't register on anything except an extremely sensitive...
No - many folks say I'm a backward kind of guy, plus my safe has a four position combination: 4 right, 3 left, 2 right, 1 left. [img]
For one thing the coin will be worth less than it was as a dateless, no matter what date shows up, even if its a 1918D 8/7. :eek:
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