The color is WAY off. If it is genuine it has been highly polished - probably former jewelry. The pics are not large enough to tell if it is...
I know what you mean. I got this slab in the mail a couple of days ago. It was mailed in a thin foam pad inside a manila envelope. The slab is...
You can read about these coins - and every other United States coin - in your Red Book. I find the history of each coin series to be very...
I recommend The Official American Numismatic Association Grading Standards for United States Coins - 6th Edition.
It's not eBay you have to trust. It's the SELLERS on eBay. And, NO, you cannot trust all eBay sellers. There are LOTS and LOTS of eBay sellers...
Your forget - I live only a few miles from the ANA Museum. I can go there any time and see the Bass Collection (complete collection of US gold and...
Well, OK. But I'm checking my change very carefully. I expect to find a $3 Princess, $2 1/2 Indian and a couple of $1 gold coins.
Think about it. Who would buy a coin for over $600 and spend it for $10? I would certainly like to meet him. And once he spent the coin I'm...
I'll grade it AU-50 Cleaned but I'm guessing original coin certifiers graded it MS-65.
The pics for both coins are too poor for me to say. Personally, I wouldn't bid on either one - poor pics and foreign sellers.
These coins have 1/2 ounce of gold in them. With gold trading at $946.60 (Thursday close) that is $468. 30 worth of gold. If you can find one for...
The pics are small and not the best but that coin looks genuine to me. I saw nothing that would make me think it is fake.
Shield nickels are very often corroded. I see no reason to think these are fakes. I agree with the eariler posters - the white balance was not set...
If you have not already left him feedback you can leave a Neg and explain that he sold you a counterfeit. I wouldn't count on a lot of help from...
Yep. They rebottled their cheap rot gut as Budweiser.
Yeah, that's a good idea. Let's send our coin dies to China. Their production will be something like "One for you. Two for me. One for you. Three...
Counterfeiting is a huge part of China's economy. They have no incentive to curtail counterfeiting. Even if China could stop the production of...
In addition if you are using a digital SLR (or a film SLR) you can lock the mirror up further reducing camera shake. This can make a big diference...
I can save you the trouble. I have done it myself by placing zinc cents on top of a kerosene heater. They turn some amazing colors.
Heat. I have seen zinc cents turn this and other colors when heated.
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