How about a really nice VF/XF silver coin from Gordian III, emperor of Rome in the 3rd century? His silver coins are about the most common for...
Never say that they obviously are not fakes. Coins have been faked since the day they were struck, so its very possible these are contemporary...
Sure looks like Copy was embossed on the coin and has covered over. Look at the wing on the reverse. I would definitely say a fake.
For coins, I got a group of 9 Cleopatra VII coins I liked. I also got a nice lot of about 120 Nabatean coins I still need to go through, (I like...
Except the Japanese started bombing Dec 7th 1941.....
Best way to tell on coin 1 and 3 is weight. Do you have access to a scale that could weigh them? If so, I can post tonight what weight they should...
Best thing I can say is try to list them for us, and try to learn to grade as often the grade is the most important factor. Also, if any coin has...
The silver dollars are very heavily faked. How did you find them? The third item appears genuine from the photo, but has been pretty heavily faked...
Great response. There are a lot of very smart people involved, and I would be hesitant to second guess them. The only disagreement I would have...
Ok, I don't know enough about modern world coins. In ancients, I have coins that have never seen a day circulation I would grade VF+/Xf, and a few...
I would go to coin shows Peace. I found a local one offering a good price, (major city). I tired a smaller show and those dealers there were...
Not to be a jerk, but does this give knots in the stomach of some HA buyers? The idea there could be an "evil twin" of your coin floating around...
Since day one of US coin grading maybe. Not universally. Other areas of coin collecting grade on details showing, knowing full well that most...
:( What is wrong with having one dang set of standards and accepting the fact that some dates/mintmarks are inferior and harder to find in good...
Actually, the oxide of lead is yellow. This fact was one of the reasons, besides weight, that alchemists thought lead could be changed to gold,...
Paul, So you are saying that the criteria TPG'ers use vary by date in the same series? Or am I misinterpreting you? Chris
+1 When people talk about "grease" in minting, it is like Rlm states metal shavings and other very hard debris held together by the grease....
Like Doug said, many dates hand punched, so you see variability in the series, especially earlier issues. These were produced in large numbers at...
Good to know, I thought that maybe they had a way to look them up from the TPG'er, but now I know better. Thanks.
I am originally from Iowa, and I can tell you that the land you are talking about is not worth what it sell for economically. What happens is that...
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