Genuine @Sting 60 . You might notice that the mint mark style matches the other genuine coin above, but the counterfeit has an earlier style S.
Yeah, and we can guess they're in Michigan, so that really narrows it down.
I think the point is that it's inside a safe.
https://www.archaeology.org/issues/503-2303/digs/11211-england-harpole-treasure I thought this was really interesting, how far back turning coins...
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The date is pretty bad, but your mantra "Attribution!" applies. The coin has the wrong type for both obverse and reverse for 1913 - the obverse is...
I'm amazed that people selling these are not quickly arrested. Like you said, it's the same as counterfeiting money.
I just leave the current most interesting one on my desk and the rest are in junky looking cardboard boxes that say, nothing to see here. It's...
And why does the "name brand" go for more? Marketing.
I don't know what this acid test is but it seems like your coin guy would do an XRF on it instead.
I think you misunderstood. I mean the ICG slabs that say "educational/counterfeit", that are themselves faked. Heck, the Chinese could put real...
Gosh, if there's demand for these I wonder how long before the Chinese are putting out fake ICG counterfeit slabs?
As far as I know, Philadelphia also added all mint marks to the dies. They were not shipping "blank" reverse dies to the branch mints. Those mints...
"Valued in the marketplace" is all a result of their marketing budgets. It may be objectively true, but only because marketing works. As someone...
I'm not sure if I understand - is there some question that they weren't minted in Denver? If you're asking about the die itself, I don't think...
There is a "centered S" from a single die (centered between R and D), quite scarce. The far right S was used from 1893-1897 and I think they were...
Pictures or a new thread somewhere?
Looking forward to your pics.
I recently did my first submission as well, but with ANACS and 16 Canadian coins. Also over the holidays, finally got them back Monday. I also...
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