Howdy Squirrel - Welcome to the Forum !! Sounds like you have a Proof set that is toning - it's perfectly normal. Some even find desirable. As...
Howdy jointeehpa - Welcome to the Forum !! What you have is known as a magician's coin. They are manufactured as a novelty item and sold for a...
No, but let me explain. Spots like that are often found on Proofs of the time period. They are inherent to the alloy of the metal. As for...
It's not that hard really, you just have to know how. 'Course I aint tellin :D
Since there are only 15 1804 dollars in existence - yeah - they're fake.
Yes, but probably not in a way that you would want it to.
It's pretty much that way with just about all world coinage. But to answer your question - yes, there are plenty of counterfeits out there. There...
The silver content if it has any. These generally sell for about $5.
Howdy Jrainman - Welcome to the Forum !! If you go to this website - Heritage - and sign up, it's free by the way. You can find pictures of...
I've never submitted a coin to be graded in my life - to any grading company. But that certainly doesn't mean I don't know how to grade them. Nor...
Howdy grubdaddy - Welcome to the Forum !! Yes, it is typical.
Well for one thing there are commercial products manufactured and sold with that exact purpose in mind.
What you are seeing isn't rub - to use the word rub would imply slight wear. That isn't wear, it's a break in the frost. What I mean by that is...
It depends, sometimes the plastic can contain PVC. That's far worse than any paper. Your best bet is to store your coins in holders that were...
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JP's Corner - my favorite has always been the Bausch & Lomb 5x Packette.
I'd say PF68.
Yes it does. Just about all paper products contain sulpur. But you can buy archival quality paper that does not contain sulphur - you just have to...
If I was a bettin man I'd bet it was a cast copy of an original.
Off the top of my head - about $70.
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