Sure - there's benefits to attending a major auction. For one thing you'll likely get to see coins you may not ever have the chance to see again....
Well uhhhh - yeah - kinda - I guess you could say that :D You see - I'm working on a date set of those particular coins. So far as I've been...
jimmie - Use this link - Numismatic Conservation Services Send them an email and pic of your token along with the ID number Jody provided....
Check your certificate - you should find the weight of each there. But based on the size you described - I would estimate each medal at 1/2 - 3/4...
Howdy Bonnie - Yours is one of the most often asked questions by family members going through a loved one's collection. But I'm sorry to tell...
OK - why not :cool: This is one of my recent purchases - LINK
The gold is just gold plate on the central design features - even if it is 24k. As for the silver - it depends on the weight of the coin -...
Now that's quite a find - wow !! :eek: By the way - Jody is a he - not a she :D
Ya know what Mitchell - this may surprise you - but my thanks go out to you - and everyone else. You see - one of the greatest pleasures I have is...
I have to agree with Jody. With any replica I have even seen there are details present on the replica that don't exist on the genuine coin. And...
For the most part - copper coinage was struck in Spain and shipped to the New World. But in 1535 Mexico City and Santo Domingo were authorized to...
Most replica coins are just that - replicas. Most of them are not pure silver but silver plated. And often the design is quite different. You...
It's been said many times here - but I guess it needs said again. Unless you really know what you are doing - there are 4 and only 4 grading...
I'd say they did some time ago.
It depends on the collector - some might pay a few bucks for one of these coins just so they have one for their error collection. But not really - no.
Only guessing here - but if you're asking about the one currently being offered by Heritage - I would expect it to go for around $1100....
You bet there is ;) Books on this subject abound. Some of them are more specialized than others so it depends on the area you wish to know...
It appears to be an example of an air bubble that got trapped when the clad layers were bonded together during the planchet making process. This...
Thanks for pickin up the slack there Jody ;)
You guessed right ;) The first is a filled die error - the other two are slightly off-center strikes.
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