Venice 12 denari/bagattini? I'm also at work at the moment, but not many other coins it can be with that "12" on it :)
Will be interesting to see the final price. Keep in mind that $2-$3 each is not unreasonable for these novelty pieces and is around what groups of...
It certainly doesn't help that the numerals are upside-down when the coin is right side up :)
You are asking about coins where genuine examples are rarely seen anywhere, but modern fakes of them are all over and had flooded ebay for a few...
The design is cartoonish to the point that it doesn't even match known types. I believe this may be a contemporary counterfeit. It has a similar...
While the catalog values for the NZ coin are highly inflated, it's worth more than a couple dollars. Considering it appears to be mint state with...
^ agreed. I've seen this type of bubbling often on coins that had been soldered or exposed to other forms of high heat.
I'd definitely go for 1. I don't think you have to worry about a removed mount, it's just a typically imperfect flan :)
It's amazing that this hasn't been corrected yet. There is no way that they are not aware of such a glaring and potentially dangerous discrepancy.
Next time you feel like bragging about that super rare or low mintage coin of yours, remember the 1909E German mark. It has such a low mintage...
They are both somewhat better date/mints, but unfortunately the cost of slabbing them will be more than they are worth.
I completely agree with you on the economic and higher supply factors here. Regarding prices due to over-grading, here is an example of what I'm...
Makes sense as well. Grading-wise there doesn't seem to be an issue with MS coins, but with circulated grades, particularly where the big price...
Here is a screenie from heritage archives of recent sales
They used to sell higher 10 years ago, but still far below CV. Check out Heritage, they usually have one or two a year, graded. You can probably...
The German coin looks legit, but I would treat any non British commonwealth coins in ICCS flips as raw. They do not generally sell for a premium...
They are generally reputable for Canadian and British/commonwealth coins. Quite a few of the high end Chinese fakes of Canadian coins, which were...
Looks like it may have been cleaned, but otherwise appears genuine. Great pickup for a first 18th century thaler at that price :)
This is the first example of a Hermosillo mint 1/2 real that I have ever seen in person. It unfortunately appears to have been cleaned with silver...
Nice run Kirk! The listing I stole those photos from did not have reverse photos, but here is one from another listing. Not sure what year it's...
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