What's the problem, man? [ATTACH] What's wrong with guys livin' in van down by the river?
It is hard to tell the difference between the two varieties with the eye at times. Before XRF, I think people, even TPGs, just looked at the...
Yes, I have heard from someone here that NGC owns an expensive, handheld XRF analyzer. Just shooting the coin would make it clear which variety a...
That's what I was thinking, but with all the options TPGs give customers, maybe it's an option they give the customer. I will contact them...
There are two varieties of this coin This one is 88% copper - 12% zinc: [ATTACH] This one is 65% copper - 35% zinc: [ATTACH] There is no...
Krause SCWC says "Bronze and Brass." Both varieties are actually brass. I think "bronze" and "brass" are easier ways for numismatists to refer...
[ATTACH] I understand that NGC offers a service called Variety Plus. Their website describes this service: "Upon request, NGC examines coins for...
They also have a series of webinars that were done at the Long Beach Expo a couple of years ago. Coin Grading 101 [MEDIA] This Counterfeit...
[ATTACH] Well, at least Frog and Duckie like it. Is it to commemorate the "40-year anniversary" of the King's reign? It looks Proof Like; but...
Yep. She's a beauty... However, as the seller of that particular set did not offer returns, I would be a little suspicious. Are these photos of...
Here's that 2003 BOK "foreign" mint set for sale at eBay:...
The wonky lettering in the titles, the pebbly surfaces (a major red flag of a cast counterfeit) both scare me. It seems that any Chinese coin...
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Can't tell if it's cleaned (although it may look like it). Certainly it has some wear.
I remember seeing Somali coins in the shapes of electric guitars. Oy vey. I really don't like gimmicks like this when it comes to coins....
Very common, from my experience for the Standard Catalog of World Coins NOT to list every mint set. They're trying to cover the whole world, for...
I think you have a Taiwanese (Republic of China) 1971 (Year 60) set. I could not find one of these with a simple Chinese character Google search,...
Another fact about Bank of Korea Mint sets is that they made special "Foreign" mint sets from the years 2001 to 2014. These were meant to be...
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I may know the one to which you refer, but I would need a photo to be sure. Can you provide a photo?
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