If a dealer tells you a coin has been "washed", and doesn't say its been "cleaned" when he means that, I simply have very little respect for that...
Usually I gold wash would mean plated. That is how I would understand it as if someone said that phrase to me. A dealer should know using the word...
But to what jurisdiction does "legal tender" apply? That is why WHICH governmental agency is needed to be known as to determine its legal tender...
Yes, that is much better, but there should also be stated of implied a standardized value as well, and also be issued by a political entity with...
Numismatically though a "coin" has more definitions than that. Its hard since so many people are used to NCLT coins nowadays, which themselves...
I agree. Flan style, lettering, portrait, and wear all look like similar issues I have seen. Reverses are always important since many times...
Of course. Coins have specific things they must do, say, be known as to be called coins. I simply see the general public and the press as being...
Honestly, since WD40 said he had modern coins I would agree with his sentiments. I feel the same way about modern coins, a cold detachment. I...
Agreed within reason. I won't pay $50 more for a signed $30 book, but will pay a little more. With incribed books, there are a couple of things...
Eh, its not like its any state secret. I am sure they make a lot better equipment in Germany than anything we ever sold/gave to them. And you know...
Depends on how they make it. I believe you are talking about if you cast a copy, then the reproduction is a little bit smaller than the original....
I have never read of any time in ancient history where gold>silver>copper was not followed. If it was, it was a really weird, isolated, very short...
Nice find. We can always dream, right Mat?
Yep, matching the SG means it will have all correct dimensions. Heck, on a simplistic level just add some lead to common "white metal" to get to...
Yeah, but silver is much, much worst. Silver's SG can be replicated with all sorts of cheap pot metal. I have some bad fakes in pot metal that the...
Isn't it cool to hold in your hands an authentic piece of history, bearing the likeness of a man who single handedly change the course of history...
I had seen the Diocletian reforms site before, as well as printed versions. I also know there is on the internet some pages of prices in Pompeii...
Yeah, that has been the latest black eye to coin collectors. These pop up once a decade of so, either investing in rare coins, or bullion that is...
Plus, you do not need the LATEST Redbook. Trust me, the prices are high in all of them and do not change much. Heck, maybe a 5-10 year old...
A lot of it is sir that: 1. Some people just want to be the high bidder, and will continue bidding if my proxy outbids them. Some people just...
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