To the best of my knowledge there is no way to tell for certain when an electrotype was made. And it is rather easy to make one look old. Try...
Howdy norsky1234 - Welcome to the Forum !! The price any coin will sell for is dependent on a few things - condition, mint mark & mintage. But...
I gathered he was just repeating what you have said - perhaps not. Regardless of that - cotton gloves are still the recommended type to use. If...
Something you might wish to keep in mind - copper is an international metal commodity just like gold & silver. It's not that the price of copper...
There are literally hundreds of companies out there that manufacture these novelties. That's all they are - novelties. They make miniature...
Guys - share your addresses via PM - DON'T post them here ! This is a public area open to anyone - you never know who might show up at your house.
As the man said - beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And personally - I LOVE that toning on the ASE. I know of many, many collectors who would...
Just a guess - but I'd say somebody placed a few drops of acid on the obverse. The reverse appears to have normal wear.
Value ? Not really, but it is a neat collectible. Many collectors form entire sets of coins with die cracks. It just depends on what appeals to you.
You can always contact the folks at VAM Link.com - send the pics. I have a friend who's a recognized expert on these - I'll ask him to stop by and...
Nope - bank employees, unless they are collectors, seldom know at all if or when new coins are scheduled to be released.
Looks like one to me ;)
That's not true Aidan - latex gloves can and will leave marks on the coins. Cotton gloves are and have been the recommended choice for more years...
Howdy Varrus9696 - Welcome to the Forum !! Yours is truly an admirable cause - so I have done some searching for you. I don't know if this will...
Why would a replica have to be bigger ? It's not a problem to make them the same size. And yes - it would have to have COPY on it somewhere....
Guess I didn't make myself clear - they DO make copies. You are correct, they also plate genuine coins. But a genuine coin when plated only...
Looks like mechanical doubling to me - but Mike is the one who's opinion I'd value.
I think I may have finally figured this out. I did some research on the companies that plate these coins - they also make replicas by the way. And...
There are more than a few who share that opinion. But consider the alternative - can you recall what it was like buying coins before the grading...
The one huge advantage that slabbed coins offer is a certain level of trust when buying coins on-line. And for many collectors, buying on-line is...
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