"Boot to the head!" Post-strike damage.
Not silver. Chinese counterfeits are not silver. Maybe the Russian ones are, but not the Chinese.
Check specific gravity to tell if it is at least 90% gold. Then pay no more than 95% of melt. Odds of it being Tungsten is nil.
For US coins, I am only doing early commems (1892-1954), which are in a slump right now and I believe a bargain. I buy MS63-66, depending on...
The 500 Lire coin is what I equate to the British Gothic Florin. Bellissimo!
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