I ran the number on the NGC slab and it comes back as PR-70 UCAM. So something is fishy with those two eBay auctions. And NO it is not okay to...
Definitely PMD. Looks like someone was trying to be artistic and it backfired. Welcome to CT.
This is MS.
This is AU.
That could go MS.
That is AU.
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If you add the shipping cost to the asking price and it comes out to be more than $25, look elsewhere.
A cat hair, my cat was rubbing on my leg when I was changing the 2x2 for the coin.
This is the time I organize my collection, and see what I need to complete runs of coins and sets.
Authentic coins made at the Mint are struck from dies. Fake counterfeit copies are cast.
Dealers have a lot of them. Here's one of my dealers inventory on commems.: http://www.blackjackmorgan.com/cgi/blackjack.cgi?category_id=6
Thats on the film of the 2x2.
Not the greatest but better than the scanned images. [ATTACH][ATTACH]
Good luck.
That's a given though as most fakes from China, where the majority are made, are castings.
EF would be my limit for what I've budgeted for individual coin purchases.
I think thats a fake. The rim is not even all the way around the coin.
Smart move. For a high end coin such as Trade Dollars, only buy slabbed ones from PCGS, NGC, ANACS. That way you know you're getting an authentic...
Well copper is the primary metal in these coins.
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