Coin dealers are no different than any other people, they come in all shapes, sizes and personality types. You can also find them with a wide mix...
You would be amazed at how many dealers have no idea whatsoever that a coin they have/sell is a fake. They get fooled all the time. Just...
Can't say for sure because I've never tried to do it myself. But I think you use what is called a mask. A mask is a semitransparent image that you...
Because if everybody agreed there wouldn't be anything else to say now would there ? You can call it an argument, sometimes it is. But more...
There are always exceptions, so yes, some coins have sold for good money in recent auctions. But looking at the larger picture of the market as a...
Regarding the coin, the original was struck in .986 gold of course weighing 7gm. Austria makes many restrikes, even today, of their older coinage....
No, it wasn't. It was two words actually, the first was - bad, and the second had 3 letters and started with A.
I agree.
Once stripped of its luster, which is what over-dipping does, a coin will never again tone like it did when it had luster. Luster is what makes a...
I agree completely, it is the lack of one. But let me give you an example. I'd say you have vast experience in being able to tell one color from...
And you do not find all of the little raised metal bumps, and pockmarks, literally all over the coin, but worse on the rims and legends, to be an...
They are purrrrrty ! :thumb:
Pretty surprised by that. Am assuming you looked at the blow-ups.
Terminology in numismatics is a very important thing. And so is knowing the correct definitions of the words. For example, a novice may ask about...
Fake - a genuine coin should weigh 27 grams.
Not what you want to hear, but I wonder if the coin is even genuine. Looking at all of the pimples and pockmarks - I'm thinking it's a cast fake.
I would agree - however, how many of those different folks have any idea what the words actually mean ? I'll wager, very few, if any, of them.
It's easy. I've posted specifics several times. I've posted generalities several times. But the easiest way to see it is to look at the PCGS...
What happened to it ? I'll tell you what happened to it. People (meaning customers) became jerks is what happened to it. And a saying that used to...
First - define rare. Based on what I expect you to use as a definition, there have been 2, and possibly 3, already mentioned in this thread.
Separate names with a comma.
