Probably not. See how it's only in the recessed areas? Those are the places where the brush couldn't reach. If it were from the book, it would be...
Yep. That's what Morgans look like after someone scrubs them with a wire brush. See that black around the edges? The whole coin was probably...
For the 30,000-mintage Enhanced Reverse Proof, you can get more money if it's still in the unopened (brown) package the Mint shipped them out in....
A collector after my own heart. :)
Striking a counterfeit out of gold clad around a tungsten core has got to be very different from striking up a typical $3 base-metal copy. I don't...
Very odd -- in the feedback for that transaction, the closing price is listed as $1175; still well below spot, but not quite as unrealistic.
Oh, we'll know eventually. We just don't know in advance, which is the knowledge that would be useful. :rolleyes:
Ah, OK. If those are the only two weights that show up, it makes me think the scale has no better than 1/10 gram resolution (1/10 gram is about...
I buy either one when I can find it enough below spot to guarantee a small profit on a quick flip. With gold at $1550, I might buy at $1500, would...
That's comparable in size to a US silver half, and I've definitely seen Barber halves that have lost a gram or more of weight. On Barbers, though,...
Gotcha. 1.8 grains is only a little over a tenth of a gram. Let's break down the possibilities. The Mint allows a certain tolerance (variation)...
If it's in an NGC slab, how are you getting an exact weight?
But-but-but all those eBay auctions of wheat rolls with Barber dimes on the ends! :rolleyes:
With the money @Garlicus paid you for silver you never delivered?
And a better question: do they really expect to get 21x FV (60% above spot) for rolls of Roosies? These coins do not trade at a high premium....
Well, we certainly can't say you didn't try. Maybe you could try one of the non-"something for nothing" branches of the hobby?
I'm sure it must be possible to buy a genuine Chinese coin from a Chinese seller, but I can't imagine how you'd go about finding it. I don't think...
That reverse... someone throw that eagle a life preserver! A bad day: finally getting the typeface and sticker to look somewhat convincing, then...
Aluminum and zinc are very chemically active. I believe I've seen reports here that acetone can damage them. For those, I'd use only distilled...
I'd be slightly nervous about sulfur compounds in/on the latex. Some quick Googling on the topic indicates that there are surface treatments that...
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