So far, my net cost has been $0. And, they keep eating the shipping and manufacture costs. On the scale of the enterprise that seems to be...
I have metal punch dies & label them "COPY" before giving them to local coin clubs, dealers, pawn shops, & bullion buyers as warnings of what to...
Nope. Reeded all the way around, probably on the same reeding machine that turns out previous year copies.
For a while now, I've been seeing banner ads for wildly underpriced coins that are obvious fakes. I've tried reporting them, flagging them for...
This, perhaps? Number N# 160881 References Br# 1273, Diakov# 367.1, Slg.Julius# 2698 From Numista (can't post the link for some reason)
Does the slab label have any kind of reference code?
This is a neat bullion piece, but I don't know if the "high relief" label really fits. It almost reminds me of Byzantine cup coins. I put the NGC...
Die wear shouldn't play into the grade at all. But, it certainly plays into value as one of the less tangible attributes (like toning). I went...
This 1898-O appears to be a near (or very near) date, with just a hint of doubling under the first 8 in the date. There's a mild die break on the...
Picked up this in a group of "junk" coins today. I'm trying to decipher the initials though. What are your thoughts? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
PayPal usually requires accounts to be active for a while before allowing transfers out, & has measures in place to claw back money in the event...
I mean, at least the box had a clear label of origin... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
A couple of the Washington Carver half dollar fakes (mildly circulated and apparently acid aged) wouldn't have gotten a second glance (although...
I got fed up with the obvious fakes being advertised on Facebook. American Silver Eagles, $5 apiece, monster boxes of 1894 $20 gold pieces all...
Interesting. My understanding was that acetone which had dissolved surface crud left a bit of residue behind and should be quickly washed with...
More pics of the 1925 Peace, after soaking in distilled water to neutralize the Acetone: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I'm also soaking a...
Picked up a few more "culls" to experiment on. I'll try to upload the full gallery of before pics later, but they were taken with a pretty lousy...
Are there any other "made from" coins in your collection? I have a piece of Irish gun money, and some of the Japanese aluminum yen from 1944 were...
The broadstrike compounds grading problems inherent in these coins. Especially by the time the second curled L had broken, the dies were extremely...
These come in a few varieties (large or small crown, curled L's, last L curled, or pointed L's). They were also made in bronze & copper, both of...
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