Nice article, but if you are setting yourself up to be a professor, you need to proofread before publishing. Also there is written English and...
Isn't that a Christmas tradition, along with the Hanukkah bush?
Thank you for your service...and to the other moderators and Peter too.
Hey, fun...how many people would never have noticed it.
I try and avoid foodstuff from China, but a friend of mine pointed out that even food made in the USA contains ingredients "Made In China"
And you really think you are not using software from China? Good luck. I recently got a new computer and was not looking forward to buying...
Better than Open Office is Kingsoft, a Chinese rip-off of Office that works really well and the basic version is free. Google it
Cast coins are more easily made than struck ones - pouring the metal into a mold vs making a blank, making dies and then striking the piece hard...
Frank Zappa - "Help, I'm a rock, help, I'm a rock".
And none are ferrous metal.
Woah...a business possibility for Detecto...buy these coins in bulk and separate them by country to sell to travelers who are going to those...
The magnet test DOES work, but only to distinguish ferrous metals which are cheap and easily cast or struck. Agree completely with the rest of...
Actually the simplest test. If the magnet attracted it, it would be made of a ferrous metal, and silver is not a ferrous metal. So, first test...
I bought several MT thalers and enjoy them as attractive silver slugs.
See if a magnet attracts it.
Looking at a real coin can help you spot the differences. Hopefully someone more knowledgeable than me will respond, but hallmarks would include...
Hold on
A question for Thad. Could these be better treated with VerdiCare?
Yep, but there is "natural wear and then there is Improperly Cleaned" and there is also Conserved or Properly Cleaned. I could tell on proof...
But on a Morgan, if it were a VF or so coin, there are already lots of scratches.
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