I'm not convinced that it is genuine. Looks very similar to some of the recent counterfeits.
This is a rather tricky one. Because this is not an official product of the US mint, Hawaii mint is actually classified as a private mint....
Took me a while to remember it. http://www.ma-shops.com/frank/item.php5?id=6218&lang=en&curr=EUR
That reminded me of a particular commemorative coin. For some reason I just cannot remember where it is from - likely to be from Africa or Pacific...
Now this is not coins but here's something that is related to counterfeits....
I think you are trying to get one of such 'junk' coins too cheap, you are more likely to get a counterfeit. The quality of counterfeits are so...
The centre fold is a real shame otherwise it's in a decent condition!
That said, chopmarked coins mean nothing these days with such counterfeit. Please feel free to check this link:...
We have a 'sexy' seller (?) trying to sell these counterfeits. Sales would be even sexier if they are genuine to start off with....
Ok, I'll put in my 2 cents worth using the pictures from the first post. 1: 1936 5 fen 2: 1912 10 cash x 2 3: 1890s Fukien Province 1.44 mace or...
I can put my fortune on this that higher quality counterfeits are a sign to come and giving more details is an excellent education for...
I believe it is what is called lathe lines. This might be of interest http://www.errorvariety.com/Lathe-lines/
Probably the most cost effective way that I can think of is get a compass cutter and cut a cardboard to shape. You can get perfect circle in that way.
I thought I'd compile a type set of Paul I coinage of what I have. This is missing some varieties including the gold five ruble, 2 kopek with no...
I kinda disagree on the idea of giving away too many diagnostics. In fact, this is something a counterfeiter always have his / her eyes open. To...
I think it's a two way street - sometimes I sell for a profit, some I sell at a loss. Some buyers may think they've got a deal. Overall, I may be...
I don't specialize in this field but like what Numismat says, there's some high quality counterfeits being sold these days. This seems to be quite...
Probably both. I would lump the lower valued coins and sell the higher valued ones individually. It might take too much effort to sell something...
The real problem is once there's enough education going on, counterfeiters will soon use rock tumblers to artificially wear the coin down to...
I acquired this album a while back and I forgot where I placed it. Thankfully it has come out of hiding. It was actually in a sorry state where...
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