it's gotta be from either nepal or tibet. I'm looking, but I can't find an image that matches, even remotely.
Ah... well then, you are probably right. according to krause, it should weigh right at 28.0 g. if it's off metal, it probably won't weigh...
Dan, does that apply to counterfeits that were made for commerce, as well as counterfeits that were made for fooling collectors? I ask because I...
now, lets be fair... there have been a lot of ugly mugs on coins - just because it was a woman, doesn't mean she had to be right out of Baywatch....
I'd pass on it speedy - mostly because, from your post, I think you would always see it as flawed, and it would detract from your enjoyment of...
Krause also says it has a pretty low mintage of 250,000, and it's made of .9 silver, ,8102 ASW, and somehow celebrates the evacuation of the...
it's from egypt. KM #386 50 Piastres from 1956 - or appears to be. XF values this at $13.50 in my edition, $7.50 in VF. I don't know how to...
I, personally, try not to allow any coins into my collection if I do not find them interesting or appealing any any way, shape or form. Have I...
When the quantity brought to market is just sufficient to supply the effectual demand and no more, the market price naturally comes to be either...
what do you collect, WarEagle?
I do see those, and a couple more around the o in the mint mark. So the pit left behind is what to look for in this example, and the pit would...
that was the thread that prompted me to create this one. on the third photo in the second posting, I could see clearly that the flat surface...
Hello PMacNY, There is a world of material out there, and it would depend on what you have and what you want to know! First off, if you...
I knew it... Mike is a Sith!
hello errorcoins, I don't know much about these varieties, can you expand on that a little bit, or is there a resource?
I didn't say you did the wrong thing, Midas. If the coin dealer was upset with you, then that tends to indicate that you probably did the right...
what fields are the most telling in this situation? the edges or the flat smooth areas?
no argument there, time will always tell.
crystalk, you mentioned that people are hoarding buffalo nickels, and from what I see you are right. So they don't give them up for years to...
does anyone know of a good resource on detecting cast counterfeits? I know there is a book on detecting counterfeits, and I have not read that...
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