Unless it’s a Proof.
Why are you trying to divert attention from a problem we have been coping with for years? The Chinese counterfeiters have be bedeviling us for...
Counterfeit. The business strike 1877 cents are weak at the bottom of the "N" on "ONE" on the reverse. That's one of the first places to look....
I was at my local club show today. One of the dealers had a couple of fake Chinese pieces that he had unfortunately purchased over the counter at...
Some years ago some one figured out that it would cost you over $35,000 a year to keep up with all the stuff the mint issues. I am sure that...
The mint is releasing so much of this unnecessary and excessive material that it might well continue to “sleep” for all of the coming generations....
The filing could also be the work of a crook who scraped off a little metal before he passed the piece. Clipping and filing coins has been a...
I am ignorant on the subject of Proof versus Mint State planchets. I was a aware that the Proof planchets had special preparation, but I didn’t...
I've owned this one for years. These pieces were not used to smuggle drugs; they were used to house photos and the like. This modification was...
The PCGS company has NEVER SEEN this counterfeit gold thing or THIS slab. The crook took a real serial number and placed on his creation to fool...
Certified ower grade (MS-63 and less) St. Gaudens $20 gold pieces are so close to melt, or even below it, that buying and "bargain priced" gold...
I didn't even bother to look for dings and scratches. As soon as I saw the color of the surfaces, I was out because of severe cleaning which...
Don’t get overly hung up on the idea that a 120 year old Morgan Dollar looks good. These coins were made in by millions when very few people...
I feel like film director, Alfred Hitchcock, when he got a lengthy memo from producer, David O. Selznick, when he was making the film, Rebecca....
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] This is my avatar, an 1805 dime. I took this photo before I had the coin certified. I bought this coin circa 1975 from the...
He hurt the market for original toned coins for a while with his articles. He also encouraged more dipping, which is not a good thing. Dipping...
Here are cropped photos for you. They are a little fuzzy, but it shows missing center details which makes this piece a pretty bad casting....
The cert verification tool is a help, but if there are no pictures, it has a limited use. It all gets back to the fundamental point. Know your...
I can’t see a problem with envelope toning, especially when it’s the type that takes years to form. It’s how the original toning got there. As...
Fake coin. The color and luster are all wrong, especially for an “MS-65.” From the sub-par photos, done that way for a reason, it looks AU....
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