This a poorly made counterfeit for a gold 8 escudos of 1736 from the Lima mint, but it is certainly a fake. Sorry :(
Yes of course. If you rub a cloth across a coin or pick up a coin (not by the edges) with a handkerchief it would leave marks wouldn't it ? Gloves...
I wouldn't submit the coin for grading, it's a body bag candidate because of the scratches.
In many cases that is true. Why ? Because most of the people who buy coins on Heritage know more about the coins and what they are actually worth...
Before I say this let me preface it - if you like your coins in albums, that's fine and by all means do so if you wish. I've said this before...
Forget the coin shop and buy them directly from the mint - they are cheaper than the coin shops.
Before you make a decision, read the threads that satootoko provided links to.
I had to go and check myself - the 4 Pres. coins will be included in the Silver Proof set but they will of course be of the same composition as...
You might be right Frank, it just looks like a convex breast to me. But then I'm no variety guy. I know somebody who is though ;) Jake, go to...
For the coin in question, the '79 SBA, it has to do with the mint mark. type 1 is known as the blob S and type 2 is known as the clear S.
My first inclination is to say the coin is a fake because for that date, 1736, they no longer used this design. But I'll get out the books and...
I agree Drusus, that coin is way overpriced at $360. And to illustrate the point even more so, both NEN and Steinbergs tend to always be at the...
K is Bordeaux.
MS = Mint State PRDC = Proof Deep Cameo DC - Deep Cameo PL = Proof Like CAM = Cameo Save the following link, it will help you -...
Looks like a 3rd reverse to me.
Just in case you didn't already realize it, not a single one of the TPGs follow the ANA grading guide. Every one of them has their set of grading...
One small problem, the prices you find listed on the PCGS pages are not accurate, not even close. As a general rule they are anywhere from 25% to...
The ANA grading guide - word for word. For more info on grading, try these links - Coin Grading
Actually, for the '42-S, it has to have a better than average strike to even hit 65. To hit 66, it has have better than a 65 does. This part of...
The pics were fine, just next time don't crop so tightly. Try to leave a 1/4 - 1/2 inch or so all the way around the coin. You know by...
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