The 1885 Green18 is a Newfoundland, mintage of 40,000. It looks legitimate to me. Some of the other dates in the series show some "low" numbers....
yes, indeed. This is proven when you bid on many many world coins on EBAY, the bidding can be ferocious!!
yes, Jello that one is just barely a 5 stepper, with a ding.
From a distance, and from a picture they remind me of several pictures I saw of an actual forgers shop!! I have no idea what you paid, if most are...
Your 1975 Peso is short date with square beads. It has the knot as well. The "beads" are the decorations running along the upper edge of the...
Another good reason to search those "junk" boxes. At the Portland 2015 ANA show last March, I spent 99% percent of my time in 2 junk boxes. The...
Patience pays off. Indeed in this grade a gem!! kudos to you my man.
The Turtle ship series of 5 won coins is a winner. Got my hands on a beautiful 1988. From 1995 -2012, they are quite rare!! I suspect that in time...
Okay, I get it. But the North Vietnamese (I will always see a North/South division) coins are usually so poorly struck that few collectors are...
Ahh, the term is "stylobate", the "deck" which the columns are standing upon, or rather that upon which their plinth's are resting.
On the 1948, it says "5 steps". They must be counting the porch top (I forget its technical term), as a step. Otherwise I see only 4 steps which...
There is a defined border around the mint mark, suspicious. Unless the punch had the exact same dimensions (a rectangle). If the punch had a head...
"Owning Counterfeits." As a lawyer, numismatist, Coin World legal columnist, and author of the book A Legal Guide to Buying and Selling Art and...
I could go on at length about many individual pieces, but for now I'll let a picture do the talking. Happily, they're all unattributed. I have...
Good point. Indeed in looking over the thousands of coins available, many have little demand. And, the demand shifts, kind of like a fad, or...
I respond, but not to Tommyboy's language!! rim's cents has stated that a law is now in effect, of some sorts, could you be more specific??...
Pics please!!
What kind of a holder is this impressive 20 Franc coin in??
All the French and German stuff mouth watering, the 5 Rupee Ceylon, is very difficult to locate especially in the grade seen in the above posting....
Wow, those little 2 Franc coins in both sets are knock outs. Stuff like that is hard to find!! Here is one of my latest, a British Pound 1985:...
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