When I first got connected to the internet in 1995, there was a great auction house for coins named numismatics.com . Sometime in 2000, the site...
Info from Ebay...as promised We will review the listing(s) you have reported for violations of our Replica and Counterfeit Items Policy. We...
Done. I'll let you know what they say.. . . .
The dated jetons I have are British. My French jetons are not. The middle pic looks similar to some Polish coins. Again, I'm only guessing....
Fascinating. Its amazing at what a little detective work and some good analytical thinking can do.
I've been using the camera by hand and without a speedlight. The results aren't too bad, but my old 35mm does a lot better, but only a lot more...
I'm not an expert, but the squarish coin might be siege currency. I'm thinking I saw a similar example a while back.
ID'd http://www.coinfacts.com/colonial_coins/connecticut_coppers/ConnecticutCoppers.htm I think its a Connecticut Copper....there's a whole...
I'm still learning myself and am using a NIKKON D200. There are two keys...the first is to find the focal point of the lens to get the best...
As far as I know, the coins were never melted. The POWs didn't have that type of equipment. What they did was take a coin and holding it on the...
Here is the example I have....its fake....
Put a magnet to the coin. If it sticks, its counterfeit. I purchased a lot of these for next to nothing, and didn't expect a great deal. Be...
Don't know how prevelent this was, but I've seen a few of these from WWII POWs. One gentleman still wears his. He made it in captivity to keep...
I'll take some pics and post later....They aren't pretty
I've asked the question on another thread, but I forgot to subscribe and can't remember which one it was. I have a bunch of roman digs that I'm...
Have to love those private sales!
It does appear to be polished. There are parallel lines on the front....
The bigger the coin and older the coin, there's more problems. To me, there's less problems with gold and copper then with silver. I think a...
I just purchased a lot of counterfeits from China (sold as such)...Each showed similar characteristics like this one...namely, the greyness wasn't...
The Philadelphia Mint and the BEP in Washington. I had the opportunity to go to the Bangkok waiting room, but couldn't go inside. Maybe next...
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