Looks more like corrosion.
Pretty sure you mean this thread - Click Here
Mark - This is an entirely different situation than what we talked about before. Yes, this coin has a weak strike, but only a slightly weak...
PCGS AU55/58 - The hair above and around the ear and the cheek are the two areas that first show slight friction. The top of the headdress will...
Jim - Mark is correct, so were you by the way - you need to learn a bit more about grading. The coin in the auction, from what I could see,...
PCGS standards - XF40/45 - the wear is apparent, though the weakly struck coins will sometimes have less detail than well struck VF coins....
It's no different with world coinage on ebay than it is with US coinage Frank. Some folks have no idea of actual value or how to grade coins.
Scan your pics at 300dpi, then crop the pics and post the cropped pictures. It'll show. I'm asking for pics it may be something as simple as...
A lot of folks don't attemp it because CONECA does not have pictures of the examples in their listings.
stainless - It seems that you think all you have to do is buy coins and then re-sell them for a profit. Well, a lot of beginning collectors...
To find values check in the Numismatic Resources section here on Coin Talk. The thread you want is - Price Guides Same thing for sources to...
If you mean you should be able to take the courses without going to Colorado - you can. It does mean something and they are held to standards,...
I voted for the gold ;)
Post pics, then we can offer opinions instead of guesses.
Never seen a die crack that straight before. If the line is raised, then it was something done to the die, if the line is incuse it is post mint...
It appears to be what they call finning. Metal is pushed up and out of the collar during striking when the coin is struck with too much pressure...
Problem is, you weren't first.
Easy, some kid threw it away or lost it on the beach, perhaps even on purpose hoping somebody like you would find it and get all excited. Folks...
Size etc depends on who issued the coin. Post a pic.
Howdy xBRONCOS - Welcome to the Forum !! What you have there is a modern replica - not a genuine coin. And there is no need to post your...
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