Howdy edfau1993 - Welcome to the Forum !! First of all you may find it helpful to browse through this area of the forum - Numismatic Resources...
If you ever spent a sizable amount on a raw coin only to find out later that it was fake or altered - or spent a sizable amount on a genuine raw...
In my opinion it is a contemporary cast counterfeit. The holes/pits on the reverse almost certainly confirm this.
Pure gold only has one color - gold. It can however over time and under certain conditions tone. But if you don't like the color of these, then...
Howdy Lordofall - Welcome to the Forum !! It's not really unusual, quite normal actually since the mint marks were punched into the die by hand.
You can find a large assortment of various big cats on coins like leopords, lions etc. But house cats, THAT you will have a hard time finding....
Click on the following link - HERE - scroll down to the last post on the page. That will give you an example of what you can expect.
Yes and no Mik. Even the coins you pictured have toned to a degree, it's practically inevitable. But don't get me wrong, yes the coins are red....
Victor - it sounds like what you need to do is read a little bit about different forms of doubling. I would suggest that you start - HERE You...
You're asking the wrong question. As was stated earlier the suit against all but 4 entities has been dismissed. I believe the remaining 4 are -...
Even ?? You're so far ahead now I'll never catch up :D You are truly the Master :bow:
Oh c'mon now Pyro, those are just the coins graded by 2 companies. There have been thousands more graded by other companies and that doesn't count...
Go to the Numismatic Resources section of Coin Talk and find the thread titled Books - HERE - if it can be found cheaper, you'll find it there. I...
I agree - NGC will body bag it :mad:
Now they're stealin my lines :eek: :D :D
You don't have to go far ;) HERE - scroll down. But it was only for 3 years in all but one denomination and that was 4 yrs, not until 1970....
Yeah, they (PCGS) claimed the coin the turned in the holder - but actually the coin had the carbon spots on it when they graded it to begin with....
ROTFL !! Why is it I always get blamed :kewl:
Some do it religiously, others do not. Myself, I buy the new editions of the older catalogs ( 1601 thru 1900 ) when they come out, but that's only...
That would explain it - didn't look for New Caledonia :vanish:
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