Maybe I am missing something really obvious here, but can you explain the logic of this to me? Why would you tell someone to take a hike if they...
How much do these go for if you don't mind me asking?
It might be UK only... I don't suppose anyone might know of a similar course that is definitely not run by a mickey mouse outfit?
Yes, it does seem a bit odd doesn't it? I've seen their website, but I wanted an independent source. The spelling mistakes and the errant use of...
There is an interesting course available here for people who are interested in professional qualifications for numismatics, I just wondered what...
If I recall correctly, 18th century British counterfeiting gangs often used to melt down genuine halfpennies to extract the copper and use it with...
I practically work in the same room as a 1000 oz bar. Nobody ever asks to buy one though, for some inexplicable reason that will probably never be...
I prefer NGC's grading on that one hiho. I'd have graded that Good Very Fine (GVF), possibly About Extremely Fine (AEF) on a good day... My jaw...
If its a 1916c, it sounds like you could be in the money. I wouldn't get too excited though, its probably one of the more common mints. But yeah,...
Thanks for your help guys. If I'm not methodical enough now, I'll have to learn to become it. I can spot most fakes by visual handling anyway, but...
By the way, does anyone use the Fisch tools? I've read some interesting things about their reliability and quality, but I'd rather have some...
Does anyone know of a reliable, non complicated method/tool for testing the specific gravity of coins? It would be an excellent tool in anyone's...
I wouldn't trust any coin bought in the Middle East. That area of the world is a notorious breeding ground of fake factories....
I wonder that, because at the time, the use of actual, whole pennies was beyond living memory at that point, whether the term 'ha'penny' or...
@mmarota, as I said 'I could be wrong' America is not my native country, so I said what I said with a qualifier. I wasn't sure of the legal tender...
I could be wrong, but didn't the trade dollar have its legal tender status removed? If its not legal tender, the law against passing off a...
When you consider that 100 years ago, pretty much every country in the world struck millions of actual silver coins for general circulation (as...
I might give it a go. My boss has plenty of worthless coppers with BD that I can experiment on. I'm already practicing with some other stuff at...
Pythagoras is believed to have worked as a celator in the 6th Century BC, engraving dies on some of the earliest Greek coins, I'm sure he must...
Hey BadThad, I notice in the FAQ that one of the compounds bonds to the surface to protect the coin. Does this mean that it might form a barrier...
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