Even high value items left in plain sight? You would probably find the company declining to pay off on the grounds of negligence. In your trunk...
But I don't believe that either of these occur naturally so you would have to have the knowledge of ore processing to get the component metals...
One of the main form of replicas in those 18th and 19th century collections were the electrotypes. And the main reason they would be made as...
I don't know about desilvering pieces, but I have been running some figures and it is about at the point where deplating these gold plated state...
Another reason it was probably considered precious was that it was probably one of the first metals discovered. Most metals are chemically active...
There was one very similar to this that was used as a zipper pull on a clothing line in the 1970's. It was also used as a bangle on costume...
Yes using reverse electroplating.
Yes you did, good for you. Now what if something unexpected happened to you tomorrow? (Accidents do happen, people do die from heart attacks or...
I'm aware of MMNS but not MNS. That also does not look like the MMNS slabs I have seen. The MMNS stickers I have seen have MMNS on them not MNS....
I once wrote an article looking at it from the other point of view, "Where are all these coins coming from". My point was that it was so...
Does it have a big 1 in the center with OPA above it and RED POINT below? Same thing on both side and a small letter on either side of the 1?
Basically the Cherry Pickers is calling an early die state of a common die variety a "rare variety". It isn't a separate variety, and even if...
That's news to me. I never heard of any reward paid. There was a reason he was able to do that. And that's the reason. Even marked, replica...
This reverse die was used for 1833 B-2 and 1834 B-1. On the 1833 B-2 there are traces of the recutting visible. On an early 1834 B-1 they may...
It is Iran 25 Rials MS2535 (1976 AD) KM 1209 It is made of Copper nickel and commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Pahlavi family rule.
To you sure, but what happens when you die? There is a very good chance that the fakes that you bought will be sold off by your heir to the...
It doesn't appear to be a Conder token so it is probably as you suggested a gaming token, or possibly and evasion piece. I can't make out enough...
Lots of people use that test but it isn't a good test. Other metals, including tin and aluminum, will also make marks when drug across a piece of...
At the local coin club last night they were reporting that you got hit again, Not a break in this time, just a theft. Did they know what they...
T'd seen the holder before. That's how I knew.
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