If it's a circulated coin that has signs of the greasy crud that collects in and around the details, I would acetone it.
None. Not since I was a kid plugging pennies into a Whitman folder. A U.S. large cent collection is an idea I've entertained, but haven't yet...
At our local shows most of the dealers have the price guides and are happy to share them if I want to look something up. That said, I usually go...
That's a beautifully designed coin. Congrats.
So it looks like the draped bust seller took down his original post and then put up a new post with a disclaimer "may or may not be authentic."
Yeah, I just did a side-by-side comparison between the counterfeit and a genuine coin Chris (cpm9ball) linked me to earlier. When I look at them...
Are counterfeits typically cast? Seems like that's a difference that would be glaring, but I suppose the counterfeiter "doctors" the cast coin to...
Thanks, Chris. I grabbed the photos from your link and will compare them to the counterfeit pics this evening.
Is that someone who hasn't been "itiated?"
I know very little about identifying counterfeits. Somebody educate me — what are the "tells" on those coins?
No need to be afraid. I had a similar thing happen with a watch I sold. The PO conducted an investigation (at a leisurely pace, I might add) but...
Yeah, I wasn't suggesting that every noob who buys something on CV will end up becoming an avid coin collector. The vast majority won't, but a...
While I would never buy anything from Coin Vault, I like the fact that they're using the power of TV to expose the uninitiated to the hobby of...
Agreed, and I would add, you should go to the show with a firm idea of the current market value of your coins, which is easy enough to find...
485 total, but only 255 in active collections (that is, not counting an incomplete OFEC collection that I haven't touched in years). Thanks for...
Same here. Both are beautiful coins in their own way.
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