Well Ray, PCGS is right, but there is a way to minimize the risk. Just stop by your nearest computer store and pick up a can of the compressed...
If that response doesn't convince you that no one is paying any attention to what you write, I don't know what will. It's what we lawyers call...
Actually the Ottoman Empire as an entity did not issue coins. Most coins with the "toughra" symbol of the Ottomans are either from Turkey or...
Unfortunately, that is a form response to complaints about sellers. I have received it at least a couple of dozen times in the past few months....
That would be true on a Yahoo auction, but on EBay questions and answers appear publicly only if the seller elects to make it appear. Go here and...
Welcome to the forum Alberto. Now I know who to ask any questions that might come up about Spanish coins. My last experience in the printing...
You're not too far off my young friend! :D It probably is solid .500 (12K) gold, and based on its size, the AGW (actual gold weight) is...
Krause lists all 3 large cu-ni coins (mintages 2.15-2.6-million) at $5; the smaller 1/4 oz. palladium coin at $250; and the 3 cu-ni/brass...
Welcome to the forum Aran. Actually, it could probably date to any time in the Tokugawa Era - the period from 1603-1867 during which the Shoguns...
Describing raw Morgans as "Premium Quality Brilliant Uncirculated" instead of "MSxx" sounds to me like they are aiming at TV Coin Vault customers,...
My gut reaction is that it may be an ancient, but if you succeed in bringing out the legends, please repost. For identification purposes only,...
Hi Jesse and welcome to the forum. Unfortunately, you haven't. While the bulk of the coins are common, there can still be differences in value...
Actually in all of its volumes Krause lists coins minted from 1601-present, and in addition to its full time staff, it has scores (if not...
Well, you have to remember that this is a gathering place for coin collectors. I don't think it's at all unexpected that most of us would frown...
Many of which are well known to knowledgable collectors as counterfeits (intended to rip off contemporary trading partners - having slight...
Welcome to the forum oshistory. According to the Standard Catalog of World Coins ("Krause") 19th Century 3rd Ed., you have posted a picture of...
That's a pretty dirty crack my friend. There are an awful lot of coin collectors who never have, do not, and never will, use, buy or sell illegal...
No studies, but as the researchers say, I can offer some anecdotal evidence about collecting in Japan. There are dozens of dealers advertising in...
Welcome to the forum Jon. Don't forget, we have some very bright and knowledgeable Lady Numismatists in the group. :p The only reference to weight...
NOS my friend - there are two very important lessons to be taken to heart from this thread. 1. Even experts can differ regarding the...
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