A lot of people think that the green stuff just magically comes off and the coin under it isn't harmed. Green is BAD... it's active corrosion and...
Also, I know its no fun to go to a show and not be able to buy anything but if there is a local show you can attend... make sure you do... you can...
They put real numbers of another coin on their fake slabs... that way it checks out.
This coin is on my shortlist of coins to look for at shows. You'd be surprised how many dealers are too busy to look for these coins. I found this...
You could listen to the podcast ;) And reading books isn't a bad idea either.
I'm going to go out on limb and say that the coin photographed is one of the better older counterfeits. More pictures are needed of course... but...
Yeah, That coin is a lightly cleaned AU from the looks of those pictures.
Coins are struck with proof dies ;)
By law these coins must be marked copy or replica.... they are shown this way when they are sold and that's why EBay lets them continue to sell...
All of the stuff that is in red is all die cracks and breaks. I'm not familiar with the coin itself so I can't comment on the date.
Really monster toned peace dollars are rare rare critters. I'm not sure if it has to do with a change in the annealing process with the peace...
if it has full rims on both sides that's a decent deal. If not I'd pass.
Don't waste your money it's not the WAM and it won't grade due to the corrosion and/or funky toning.
Alright guys, Some of you were able to nail this one on the head. #4 is the only genuine coin in this picture. The rest of the coins were...
People can be confused by this term because it is the standard weight that precious medals are weighed in but in actuality it is nothing more then...
Yeah unfortunately the original piece is definitely a cast counterfeit. These copies have been around for a long time and we still see them pop up...
Unfortuneately that is definitely a counterfeit. These have been coming out of China and other places for quite some time now. I have several of...
I will let people have the rest of the morning if they want to participate and then I'll reveal what's going on here.
Scary huh?
In this buisness you either have what it takes to be a grader or you don't. The guys that don't are usually the ones complaining about the grades...
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