The 1834 appears to be quite attractive!
One of the reasons a lot of the modern Chinese fakes are so convincing is because they are made from silver in the correct weight.
As far as big cities, we are going to Lima and Cusco, primarily (which, I know, are the tourist centers). But I love food! If you can recommend...
I don't think it is so much that the sniffer is no longer used, but that it has evolved. The "sniffer" was previously part of the "Secure Plus"...
Just because it is illegal to ship silver out of China doesn't mean they don't do it. Any convincing fake is going to be made out of the correct...
http://varietyvista.com/11%20Franklin%20Halves/DDR%20Detail%20Pages/1959PDDR001.htm
I remember previous threads about this coin, but I honestly can't remember when, on which forum, or what they were about.
I have seen this one in hand. It is gorgeous, but not 67+ or $110k gorgeous.
We're going to be hiking the Incan Trail up to Macchu Picchu. I don't really want to lug that heavy thing up the side of a mountain!
Bright fuchsia with a spot on the reverse like that? AT all the way. That is not a shade that I've ever seen across an entire coin like that....
The Indian looks more questionable to me. I was trying to figure out what was wrong with the obverse.... it just feels weird. On the Lincoln,...
Where are you guys seeing wear? I don't see any wear anywhere. I see some toning breaks on the eagle's feathers, but I don't see anything that...
66?
Yes, the Type II is easiest to tell with the eagle - Type I has four weak and indistinct feathers on his left wing (viewer's left, that is), Type...
Very interesting and very well illustrated article. Thanks for sharing!
Oops, missed that. Is it more prominent or visible in other places on higher grade coins?
What is "antique finish"? Is it something that is applied to the coin? If so, it could be flaking off. It could also be toning from something it...
Sometime next year, I will be travelling to Quito, Ecuador, and Lima, Peru. Consulting my copy of "Numismatourist", I see that there is a...
Strike. Luster. Wear. Eye Appeal. Surface Preservation. If you understand these 5 basic building blocks, you will be able to grade any coin. In...
That is quite low grade indeed. Where is the doubling, because it is hard to see on this low grade?
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