Throughout my years as a collector, I have seen these types of messages many times. The auction houses spend more time stroking the consigners...
Today political commentators talk about candidates and those in office who are constantly saying and doing things that “appeal to their base.” It...
The die was made with a mint mark. The trouble with this die was that it was pushed beyond its limits, and the mint mark was filled in or even...
Just as it was elsewhere, counterfeit from China. It’s from the same vintage they were selling years ago in full sets, all of the “coins” bad.
I heard the same story years ago except it was over a $20 bill. It shows what inflation has done to the value of money.
If you got an upgrade, it would be no more than MS-61, which gets you nowhere. I agree with Physicsfan. It could come back as "cleaned." It's got...
This "manufactured Gallery Mint counterfeit" was made from a Gallery Mint Chain AMERI. piece which is why I posted the AMERI. oberse here. My only...
I also collect political items, and the buyers' fee and sales tax is even worse on those. The buyers' fee is 25% and the sales tax is 8.5%. That...
If you campare the outline of the head on the "1793 Chain Cent" with the real thing, it does not match. [ATTACH]
My recent experiences with Heritage Auctions have been very disappointing. It seems like they have a group of bidders who will pay any price for...
This looks like a part of a complete set of Seated Dollars the Chinese put out about 10 years ago. Not only were all the coins fake, but the...
Some people might think that there are four Chain Cent die varieties. There are actually five. The only decent example of the fifth one is in the...
All you need to do is catch one fish, and you have made your day.
The coin looks okay on the surface, but I would never buy a raw coin like this on the Internet. As a dealer, I would never have sold a coin like...
@TypeCoin971793, I find that “1847 large cent” scary. The others, not so much.
Even when the word “COPY” is stamped on a “reproduction,” the possibility of fraud still exists. There have been instances where Gallery Mint...
I agreed with this post because of the last sentence. I strongly disagree with the first sentence. If it has not been stamped with the word...
I have one counter stamped large cent with a 19th century political slogan on it. I won’t bother with one unless the counter stamp means something...
The one piece of advice I can give is, you had better be good at counterfeit detection if go the all raw coin route. Sure, counterfeits have made...
My coin is just "a youngster" compared to what the others have posted. A Roman Republic Quadrigatus 225 to 215 BC. [ATTACH]
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