I know literally nothing about early US dollar coins and was scrolling through - found this...
What matters if any one is crazy enough to pay such money. It might be signs of either inflation or times are just too good.
This should be placed in a hall of shame. Imagine this - counterfeiters coming across this thread and laughing their head off as they've managed...
Go back to the start and read again. It did not matter who did the chopmark or assay or whatever. Counterfeiters are smart and still continue to...
Why does it matter who did it? If I'm a merchant, I'm not going to assume a familiar chopmark is a sign that its genuine.
Chopmark is pretty much a cheap way to test if the coin is not some plated base metal. Here is an example of genuine chopmark coin [img] Here...
That's how counterfeiters make money when threads like this appear - greed.
Let's be real. Taiwan dollar and shanghai tael in a box. Odds of other Chinese crowns to be genuine? I would have better luck winning the lotto...
This is why it's best to create your own thread to avoid ambiguity. Regardless of what it is, the best case is that it's a jewellery coin. While...
Just to add on The Japanese yen is dated 1904 and the Memento dollar has no year but is struck in 1927. Give ebay a search on sold prices - I'm...
I am somewhat mixed in my opinion. The weight in my opinion cannot be used reliably as I cannot see a way of how much resin is on the coin....
Normally when I see Asian silver crowns these days, they are not genuine. However this time, I'm quite certain that they are both genuine. While...
Where do I find a copy of this book? Seems to be uncommon...
Proof version of this does exist but is quite rare. This is not proof unfortunately.
The original weight of the coin is meant to be 26.7g (if i recall correctly) If this weighs exactly 1 ounce, regardless of the lacquer on it, I...
That is the site Chris. Tbh $45 is pretty cheap. Some of the older rare dansco albums have been commanding more than $200. A fair price for a...
There are some decent coin albums coming out of Middle East and Russia at a reasonable price. Would like to know the manufacturers and I can take...
Do them all! Only problem is usually the earlier coins are likely to have a scarce type coin which is easily in hundreds or thousands of dollars....
I agree with physics fan and stldanceartist. I am struggling to see why a world map when it's not quite representing the world or continents....
The slab is a PCCB - which is a cheap Chinese manufactured slab which can be bought online by anyone. As far as concerned in an era of...
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