$10 is not a bad price for that lot. I have been known to pay $10 for one coin like you have so I would have an example of a particular kind of...
I'm not sure what you mean by "a coin like this"? What is so unusual about your coin? It looks like a normal Proof Franklin Half to me. To...
I agree - they are all fake. How can we tell they are fake? Many of us here are fairly experienced in counterfeit detections and those coins are...
That could be a laminated planchet.
I cannot open your attachment. Can you upload your photo directly?
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I realized that as soon as I posted.
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Is your nickel 35% silver or 75/25 copper/nickel?
I think you answered your own question (or at least one of your questions).
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No. It would be impossible for a quarter planchet (24.3 mm) to fit in the striking chamber for a nickel (21.2 mm).
Proof is a method of manufacture, not a condition. Once a Proof always a Proof. You cannot change a coin from Proof to Uncirculated. If you...
The reverse has been removed by some mechanical means.
Yep. In fact it looks like it is a retained cud. Too bad the coin has been so harshly cleaned.
You are sliding an $870 coin down a bunch of magnets?!?!?!?! :eek:
I know a thing or two about counterfeit coins and that is a new one on me. Can you cite a source for that method?
OK, obviously (as I said above) I only know enough about ancient coins to be dangerous. I misread the question and thought you were asking about...
I don't think that is what Randy was saying at all. Constantius was the emporer portrayed on the coin. Constantinople was named for Constantine.
Henning is reported to have produced some counterfeit nickels dated 1943. Is your nickel 35% silver or the standard 75/25 copper/nickel composition?
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