Very true, but beside the point. Forgers DO things like that, especially the Chinese. If you want accurate information, make sure you are talking...
The 2006 Krause value for MS63 is US20¢.
One fairly simple way would be to weigh it on a very accurate scale. If it doesn't weigh 12 troy ounces (382.72 grams, slightly under 13.5...
Hi Meesha, and a belated welcome to the forum. There are many, but it depends on what you are looking for. I could reccomend some dealers in...
Among others:Grainy surfaces, indicating that they are castings"Mushy" details indicating either castings or poorly done electrotypesMisalignment...
Hi, and welcome to the forum. My dialup just can't handle the size of your pictures. I did manage to get the first one displayed, and it is...
Don't be too sure. :rolleyes: When we were in Estonia last month one of our tour guides told us that nearly 1/3 of the population voted against...
Hi, and welcome to the forum. I don't see any of the obvious flags on either of your coins, although the CC has been harshly cleaned, and the S...
Then please don't repeat it. It's one of those remarks which usually won't be deleted by the Moderators, but it really isn't in good taste on a...
Spoken like a true collector. ;) The dealer had this in a Whitman Album, about half full. No 1919 or 1921D so those holes remain unfilled in...
Found a new (to me) coin shop around the corner from my dentist. Not even one Japanese coin among his 50 or so world coins, but he did have this...
In that condition your coin is worth approximately 3/4 of 1 U.S. cent at current exchange rates. :( The mintage was 345,140,645, and the 2006...
The ANA doesn't do grading any more. I'm not much into TPGs, but I believe that ANACS is the successor to the ANA's grading service.
What a difference a few pages in the catalog make! :o In 1711 Bolivian 8 Reales coins were minted at Potosi with 27.073g of .9310 silver and a...
Hi Cory. Let me to welcome you to the forum, as this is the first posting I have seen of yours since returning from a trip.. The 2002 3rd Ed....
The handwritten notation at the top of the 2x2 does indeed say "Torisutan da kuuniya". The Kanji characters above the 1980, translate as...
I've returned to the real world after two fantasy weeks in the Baltics, with several handsful of circulated coins :D , but somewhere along the...
The VAT/GST taxes (Canada has them too) are not just for coins - they are a version of sales tax common throughout Europe and other areas of the...
Are you in another country than the US, or are we using "horizontal" differently? All US coins are in "coin orientation", but some Canadian...
Don't be so sure - haven't you seen fingerprinted coins in PCGS slabs?
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