Yes. Typical low-quality Chinese fake. The term is "Trade dollar", by the way. Not "Traded dollar".
Sure. Lemme get it back out of my safe-deposit box and I'll post more (and perhaps slightly better) pix tonight.
I want another ecu d'or! Had one (ecu d'or au soleil) of Francis I, about 20 years back. Similar to this. I swapped it for a nice metal...
These are great! I've always liked them. I just sold a cheap (holed & tooled, but fun) 1741-A Louis XV ecu on eBay recently.
(Edit: removed my discussion of the original Prize A. Prize A has been updated. See Post #2 for the updated prize list.)
WOW, Cathy! What's the attribution and grade on that Japanese coin? It's stunning, but I must confess I'm unfamiliar with the type.
(Edit: removed my discussion of the original Prize A. Prize A has been updated. See Post #2 for the updated prize list.) Here are some cute...
I found your address. Your package is already in the mailbox. :)
Now, everybody c'mon over to the November giveaway! :)
Sweet pair! I too got two (very different) coins in the mail on Halloween. I shall have to post them.
Oh, my. That's quite fascinating. I have nothing intelligent to add, but there's obviously something goin' on under there.
I was four points low on my silent guess. I'm no good at grading Pratt Indians. Sweet toner!
The VAM labels are neat. Haven't seen those before. (I'm not a VAMpire, unless you count my graveyard shift job.) ;)
Nice coin. Crude, sure (sign o' the times), but attractively toned and historical, with a neat design.
Don't see any clip. It's discolored in an arc pattern, most likely from having lain in contact with another coin for a long time, perhaps in...
Just looks well-worn to me. I've seen some 1965 pieces that have that appearance after 50 years of circulation. It's kind of neat looking how...
Post your entries over on that thread!
I have updated Prize A. Disregard any commentary over the two medals which were originally supposed to be Prize A. My contribution this month...
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