They are only talking about surface atoms. Such reactions cannot penetrate past the surface. Weight would still tell you what the coin is. ;)
But, especially given Detecto's penchant for switching gears, would you still recommend a GB only book? I would say the 20th and 19th century...
Ok, good to know. I am not a serious error collector, but the degree of the doubled die is incredible. I have not seen such an error since the...
I believe the key, (until its weighed and/or edges looked at), would be the doubling. It cannot be machine doubling like that I believe, and I...
Nice overall condition. I question the color, as there should be more differentiation, but a pleasant coin.
I never give any "bump up" for a certain coin. However, if a F sells for 5 times what a VG sells for, I take a hard look at it and if in doubt,...
The first two are the better ones I believe. They are from the 3rd century AD. They may be worth around $25 each. I agree they all appear to be...
Yeah, the Antony/Cleo silver has been on my achievable, (possibly), short list for a long time. Maybe one day. Yeah, I notice the ancient posts...
To each his own man. I am like protovdo and prefer mine unslabbed, but I do own a couple of slabbed US coins I have not cracked out on purpose....
I haven't bought any unless you count some cheap odds and ends world silver coins. I am thinking with the dollar strengthening, Europe weakening,...
Boy Mike, and I thought I was harsh on grading. :) I would net grade it a F12 myself, but I completely understand what you are saying. On...
Melting down cents currently is against a US Treasury rule. That rule has not even been challenged in court, and will most likely be withdrawn...
I was thinking a costume decoration. It appears to be imitating certain medieval coins from around 1300. These types of reproductions to be used...
OP, not sure if it helps or not, but some of this will come with experience and knowledge. Advanced collectors know which coins are BU commonly,...
Actually * will pull in one or multiple characters after the string, while ? will pull back results with only one other character after the...
Yes I do agree. I may be more heightened to this since for years I had any non-US coin at our club's coin show brought to me for identification,...
I am a firm believer in caveat emptor, but that does not allow me to overlook items created with the intent to deceive. If I were a strict caveat...
Understood sir. We weren't judging your posts, its just like everything in life someone's perception of communication is frequently different than...
Take it to a coin dealer or a jeweler to weigh it. Another option could be its nickel plated, that would be silver looking and weakly magnetic....
Great answer. Weigh it. Its the only way to prove right off the bat its not a zinc coated copper coin. Rezincing these have been around for...
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