This makes me very glad to have avoided collecting slabbed coins for the duration of my numismatic life. :)
It's a medal, not a coin. I believe there was something like 500 pieces made in bronze in 1968 as a 100th anniversary tribute to the peseta...
I haven't heard the term "snipe hunt" since I was a youngin in the Boy Scouts. Good times :)
Hard to tell from the picture, but I do see what appears to be more pronounced folds in the hair so I will say yes. On the deep hair variety the...
The second coin is a copy that is more common than genuine examples. The first one also appears to be a copy.
Took a chance on a strip from and old scrapbook that had a few Swiss coins glued to it. Mostly common/circulated coins, but one of them peaked my...
Exactly. I've seen counterfeit coins worth as little as 12 cents (modern, legal tender rather than collectible coins).
Your cat is pretty good at it too
@manymore
I don't think it's even of Chinese origin. I'd suspect a vintage "magic" coin. Things like this were used by magicians and often have illegible...
I felt a pang of procrastination just looking at your photos lol. Got me thinking though... if I won the lotto I'd still sell coins.
I don't understand why anyone would use a stock photo for things like expensive coins
Jersey coin has a mintage of only 72k. Despite that there doesn't seem to be much interest in many of the low mintage coins from Jersey and Guernsey
That's a pretty bad fake. Besides the date and lettering being sloppy, they got the depth/relief of design features wrong. Some areas are so low...
No it's not a proof, just a typically weak business strike. Would have been nice if it was though :)
Yes, the one on the left has flatter details overall.
Looks like one on the right is holding a torch, while the one on the left is holding an ice cream cone :)
Very commonly faked coin. In recent years there have been more high quality fakes on the market than genuine examples in this condition. Not...
Nice and strong over-date from the close ups. Also struck from a fairly well worn die. Interesting piece and I totally agree a surprise coming...
Modern copy Yarb0, sorry. The reason that much of the rim and dentils are missing is because it was made from a transfer die. The outermost parts...
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