Make that the 21st century - they still make them.
Even undamaged the coins are only worth the silver they contain. The jewelry attached to that one is worth more than the coin.
Hey - it worked for PCGS for decades ! Just imagine what they'd sell for :kewl:
No he did not. I spent those 10 days digging out the anchor of that galleon with an air-lift, managed to break my right hand in the process. In...
I see things that make me reasonably certain the coin has been harshly cleaned - but the line you mention isn't one of them. The most obvious...
Simple answer - yes.
The cost. The mint can only mint coins if they can make a profit selling them. Until '09, the cost of gold had not risen enough to make this...
The first one is what is known as a woody, and it's not toning. It's from an improper alloy mix when the planchet was made. That's what causes...
No, but he is.
It's this one - http://www.cointalk.com/t109865/ - and it doesn't work for me either.
Suppose I start charging to put my OK on the coin too ? :rolleyes:
It means I think the coin is a fake, a copy made by making a cast mold of an original and then making copies from that mold. Fakes of these...
Fisher was in court for years trying to win the right to keep the stuff he found. And he wasn't any saint either when it came to treasure. I once...
And they are. But hairlines (the sign of a harshly/improperly cleaned coin) are not and cannot be put on the coin during the minting process. The...
I can't speak about ancients, but most medieval coins had much stricter tolerances for weight than we do today. A general rule of thumb for...
I can't find an example like yours that has sold, but similar soldinos from the same time period and common like yours only sell for a little over...
I think it's safe bet that coin is AT.
I was merely agreeing with you.
Even the old fashioned screw presses could produce enormous pressures. And after 1836 they had steam powered presses. So the answer to your...
Good job - I do believe that is it.
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