That's true sir. The only way to tell on the dime would be a SG test, (besides a silver test, which is destructive). Weigh it, see its...
Those three dates I remember reading stories about people complaining about fakes in the 1960's. They have all been faked for a very long time, so...
But the person who realizes its a fake will go back to the person he bought it from demanding a refund. A fake product has no defense, and if you...
Jason, well first you have to have bought problem free coins at a fair price to begin with. That right there destroys many collectors' returns....
Everything you listed is circulation change here. Not one item is worth more than face value in my eyes. I would say go to a money changer locally...
I guess they changed them. Doesn't surprise me. They used to say a 63 was an above average coin and the majority of coins submitted would not...
For ancient cash there is still out there a ton of interesting, inexpensive pieces if you know where to buy. I will not stop buying, you simply...
Tough call. Even you Doug have pointed out the line between damaged and not is not set in stone. I do not find the marks QUITE rising to the point...
You are correct sir, I forgot to post info specific to this coin. Wang Mang was a usurper to the Han dynasty, and struck many cool coins all in...
OP, you also have a bias going on with the 200 year old coins you are viewing as well. Almost all good chain cents long ago are in long term...
Well 99.9% of any you will ever see are fakes, and that number is way too low for Ebay. They made them, but they are prohibitively rare. There...
There is a whole different dynamic at auctions, especially when a lot of non-collectors are there. THe thread Hobo generously posted has a lot of...
You mean the softness? No it normal for these. Also look at the banner on the reverse, there is always softness there. Not the best design...
So are you just mad Fatima that you didn't buy a set for $300? Why the anger?
They sure as heck been stamped COPY by me at least. Whenever I get this junk in lots I stamp all of them first, then give away to kids and drunks.
I agree. Simply requiring surveillance cameras and photo id's, as well as payment by check is more than enough to be able to catch these thieves....
Why? Unless the mintage will be sub 100k I don't see why it would affect the price. A 2012 S mint ASE with a mintage of half a million or whatever...
Same here. I posted that the holders was a dead giveaway, and if they were in a good Dansco I would have had to look at them closer Doug. :) I...
Leave a coin alone until you have a lot of practice on cheap coins, and handle the edges of a coin only, bare (clean) hands are fine. These...
One thing I would say jcakcoin is never worry about what you can afford to buy or not. I have met many world collectors who can only afford to...
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