Mike after all these years I think you know where I stand on the point of honesty and ethics. You should also know quite well my feelings about...
Good of you to make such posts in this thread Jack. I've spent years telling people the same things you're telling them - but seems they won't...
Perhaps surprisingly, I think this one and the rupee both have dip residue.
You bet I would. One big difference in your comparisons though - you are presupposing that you can prove the painting is fake. And while I have no...
Yes, it's a Douzain du Dauphine, 1st emission, minted in either Grenoble or Montelimar in 1593. Catalog number is Duplessy 1257.
One of the rev diagnostics given in the CW article for the medium relief is that the olive branch is disconected from the eagle. This one is...
As to grade, the coin looks like it has been wiped. This is most noticeable on the rev, but the obv has some traces too. And the rev has a good...
You got it, and that's as far as anyone can go. And that has always made me ask the question - if you can't tell for sure, does it matter ?...
The new pics merely confirm my original opinion.
Much better pics, these show the luster quite well. Unfortunately they also show that the coin is definitely AU.
OK Ruben - the first 2 pics show evidence of the finning I mentioned which indicates that the coin was struck with excessive pressure, but...
Not even as an XF. The rim dings, 5 o'clock obv and 6 rev will bag that coin. Why buy a problem coin when multitudes of problem free examples are...
Experiment spock. Take any common unc coin that is heavily bag marked. Rub it with your thumb. Sometimes it takes a while, but do it every now n...
Congrats Jack ! You've come a long ways in a short time and I have no doubt that you will go much further ;)
All you need to do is check the member's albums right here on CT. You wanna see some purrrrrty gold - look at mine ;)
Odds are it is, it was just removed from the original holder. NGC did not always slab these coins in the original holder.
I agree, weak strike. But not due to die wear IMO. More likely badly adjusted dies. The strike is too stong elsewhere, the coin even has finning....
True story, but it is still nice to know that at least some can recognize the truth of the matter and see a coin what it really is.
Boss - read post #36 - HERE - same thing applies.
Rubbing a coin with your fingers has long been a method used to change the appearance of a coin. Usually it is called thumbing, and usually it is...
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