Got any photos?
Why go for only the pre-'81s? Why not also get the '81s (i.e., pre-'82s)? And while you're at it why not save the bronze '82s?
I do radon testing as part of my business. Plus I took chemistry and physics in college. I am very knowledgeable about alpha, beta and gamma...
Check my edit to my post above. Gold and silver jewelry and gold fillings would also be hazardous. :yawn:
Wrong! Radiloactive elements go through radioactive decay. Non-radioactive elements do not go through radioactive decay. Edit And I don't...
GoldCoinLover, When did you take the Counterfeit Detection course? I took it at ANA Summer Seminar 2006.
This reminds me of a LONG and CONTENTIOUS thread a few months ago about whether it was ethical for bank tellers to not tell depositors of silver...
You can spot the same things if you know what to look for. All you need is education and experience.
Sure! Just ask your freindly neighborhood alchemist.
RUN AWAY!!! This Trade Dollar may be a fake. Notice the spike to the left of the 8 in the date and the raised lump above the second 'L' in...
Where are the double images of Lincoln and the reverse Memorial and lettering?
If it is truly double struck the reverse would would also have been struck twice, not only the obverse.
No idea without a photo. Are you sure it is double-struck (actually struck twice in the coining chamber) or are you describing machine doubling....
No. If it were a Proof the rims would be full and flat. Are the edges squared off? The 'L' (for Longacre) is found on all IHCs starting with...
Strictly speaking, if it is an overdate it is a variety, not an error. I can't tell if it is an overdate or not from that pic.
Thanks, Hobby. I don't follow these coins and had not heard of the error.
I find detecting gold counterfeits to be harder than detecting most altered coins. Admittedly, some added mintmarks are very, very hard to detect...
"Strike through" and "clashed dies" are two entirely different animals.
What errors are you talking about? BTW, welcome to CoinTalk.
Great minds think alike, Conder.
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