The difference is the purity of the silver. The ASE silver 99.9% pure - the Britannia silver is 95.8% pure. That's why the Britannia is heavier,...
Frank - I used to collect hammered coinage. And never, ever, have I seen, read or even heard of such a thing. With hammered coinage, 1 single...
I think it started in the '70s, but can't swear to it, perhaps Conder or cladking can confirm that date, but Mint sets are struck on different...
What do you mean by hammered Bone ?
Used to have Mint sets back to '49 and Proofs to '50. Key being - used to ;)
Just curious, how do you define officially ? And specifically, what terminology guides are you using ? Because to th ebest of my knowledge, there...
It should work with any silver coin that is not darkly toned.
Personally, no I do not think that coin would go 45 or higher. While I do not know the seller from Adam I would suggest looking elsewhere. That...
It may well be because just about everybody except you already knew it.
Frank - While the coin you examined may well have been made that way, I can't help but wonder where you go the idea that hammered coinage was...
Well that's because I thought he was. Thanks for the correction. However, his firm still retains the same reputation.
If that dealer told you that, I sure wouldn't be buying cons from him if I were you. Cleaning a coin, depending on the severity of the...
Apparently you are not aware that you can get all of the information contained in all of the Krause catalogs for free - except the values for the...
If authentic, I would estimate value for each at around $650 - $800.
She said in her first post that it was 1 inch in diameter.
Coins deemed market acceptable are slabbed and coins deemed not market acceptable are body bagged. It's an experience and judgement call.
Yes, heat can turn almost any coin all sorts of colors, so can many chemicals. And yes, that is considered to be artificail toning. But coins...
According to Conder's book - it is.
There are many different ways to make fake coins, and yes, if made in certain of these ways the fakes will duplicate the one they are copied from....
That's domestic turkeys, not wild turkeys.
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