Not strange at all. Many counterfeits have been made of base metal and/or copper, then given a silver wash or silver plating - and passed off as...
Gonna getcha for that ! :hammer:
Apparently what you fail to understand is that the big grin smiley indicates his comment was a joke. But even if it wasn't - the correct...
There's a very simple solution Charlie. Don't buy or collect coins that have verdigris on them. And store your coins properly to prevent the...
How do price guides come up with values? Whatever price guide you are looking at - they tell you flat out how they arrive at their prices. All...
I don't think so. I think it is a counterfeit 4 reales given the design.
I believe this is what you are speaking of - [IMG] And yes, it is a jeton. The phrase you quote refers to the Royal Buildings.
Congrats my friend ! Another feather for that white cowboy hat :D
Guys, had it not been for the title I would not even be reading this. I know nothing about paper money other than how to spend it. So I don't read...
No, that would definitely be considered as harsh cleaning. And any soap is a very bad idea. But I do understand your point. And a whole lot of...
I would strongly advise people NOT to follow these instructions. #3 - will cause your problems and harm the coins. #4 - ultrasonic cleaners...
And they realized it because of discussions like the one we had here recently. Of course they have them on their forum too. Pretty much any...
And you have arrived at this conclusion based on what ? Have you asked them ? And before you ask - yes, we have asked them. And they tell us...
What I would suggest is that you just post quality pics of the coins and ask for opinions on the forum. In all honesty, you'll get much better...
I'm afraid sir that YOU are the one who has to deal with it. We do not permit double posts - what you have been told is correct. The two threads...
Learning how to detect harshly cleaned coins or coins with altered surfaces is one of the hardest things there is to learn. And to my knowledge,...
Not sure what you mean by that. Are you saying that one should not attempt to clean circulated coins ? Or are you saying that any circulated coin...
I think this thread has about run its course.
In all honesty, it's just the look of the coins. I could try and pick out minute details if I had better pics, but with enough experience you can...
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