It is a 1 reale struck at the Mexico City mint between 1553 & 1555. The assayer was Luis Rodriguez. I do believe it is genuine. For $5, you got...
Oh woe is me - alas ! :( I had so hoped it would never happen :( Please say it isn't so Jack - you drank the Koolaid ?? - not you Jack, not you :(...
Not sure where exactly you saw the ad, but ,most ads here are generated by Google and CT has no say as to what the ads are.
They have been mentioned thousands of times but perhaps not recently. They are great, but expensive.
Forget flips eddy, they are worse.
Now Jack, when the day comes that you say every single one of them exceeded your grades - then you'll have something to be proud of. Hopefully...
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Howdy haxx - Welcome to the Forum !! Sounds like an ordinary encased coin to me. They are rather common, amusement parks and such have machines...
As Conder said, Photograde only provides grading standards for coins up to MS60 - they have no standards for coins MS61 and up.
I used to own several coins 500, 600 even 700 years old that were in mint state condition (uncirculated). It's not uncommon at all.
As with most questions, look in the Numismatic Resources section and you'll probably find an answer ;) Price Guides
It's easy enough to understand, dies can pick up dirt, debris, and/or grease while in use and that stuff can clog part or sometimes even most of...
Absolutely, I would never recommend that anyone ever use a coin album.
Look at the reverse cole, it's a fake ASE.
First of all not all of them are struck equally. And not everyone even knows how to get good pics of a coin. And he may not want to get good pics...
Dunno what the slab says, but it should be a 64.
They are 40% silver. 40% of the total weight is silver - 60% is copper.
I thought your question had already been answered - lost cause.
They do it for people who submit coins in large bulk and charge them less for it.
99% of the people out there will tell you no. I'll tell you yes, and it can do it in more than 1 way. First of all, acetone is no different...
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