I agree of course. None of these coins should have even been tested IMO - they are beyond help. But it does serve as a good example for others.
If not for the very weak reverse I would give this one a 65.
Slide ? Not a term that I have ever heard before. Did he explain ? As for the 2010 - I might agree that oil could preserve raised lines...
Has anyone given any consideration to the idea that what this seller is selling may well be fakes ? If he is "borrowing" pictures, that would...
Oddly enough this one of those where I agree with the TPG in that that is not a cut, regardless of how much it might look like one. But I do...
Consider - Your price range for the coins is $400-$600. The value of a 1/4 oz of gold is approx $300. The two coins weigh approx 1/4 oz and...
if you post a picture of both sides of the slab we can probably pin it down pretty close for you.
You will never be able to find that out. The people that make these fakes keep no records and they sure don't advertise that they are making them.
If what you say is true Michael I have a hard time believing that PCGS would slab it - and they did. Or that Heritage would fail to describe...
My guess is that it is a Chinese fake. Have you weighed it ?
All of them are listed in this thread - http://www.cointalk.com/t14179/
Don't know what else to tell other than the obvious - it's a fake and it says so right on it. So what else exactly do you want to know ?
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