I knew it was a bad fake, I just wanted to hear it from someone who knows their stuff better than myself :D Thanks a bunch Tif !
Hello coinaholics . I'm hopeful that one of you knows off the top of your head what coin this could possibly be. It's a chunky silver coin which...
I have my concerns that this Athens tetradrachm may be a cast fake. The fields looks very unnatural and I have my reservations. Could you please...
Since I have been around these coin forums, you have always posted breathtaking pieces Zohar. Your collection as a whole must be simply...
I agree with the rest of the members here. Your example is definitely cupero-nickel and not silver. I can easily tell by looking at the color, you...
It's hard to say because it this a flat view and you cannot get a good view of the sides of the mint mark. The scan makes it kinda look like it...
If you have a microscope our a X20 loupe , check out the mind mark for tooling within the D and around it. Furthermore,look for a seam where the D...
I also find it quite odd that the mint mark is so clear whilst the rest of the coin is quite worn down. Get someone who is well versed to examine...
I wouldn't use xylene just because it leaves trace residue on the surface of whatever you're using it on. 100% acetone will fully evaporate...
Not to mention that bank transactions were done with shovels at times hehe.
The best way to display our collection is to list them on our website. You take lovely photos paired with great articles and history and voila. As...
This looks more like carbon spotting than PVC residue to me.
If it's gunk I'm assuming it's either PVC residue or some bio residue that you could possibly remove with acetone. I would resort to using acetone...
I'm only seeing bag marks which are quite common on these 1921 Morgans.
Yeah , it's been my avatar since I joined the forum in 2009 ,I Believe.
I will have to go inspect it in person to determine if it's a cast. I had the same impression from the get go.
Why do you believe it to be a modern fake?
I don't want to pay more than 24$ lets see how this pans out. I will have to wait on these papers he is fetching.
Hi everyone, I have been living in Asia for some time now and it resulted in my coin collecting coming to a near freeze. There are a lot of fakes...
Colonial Acres Coins www.colonialacres.com These guys always sold me great pieces at reasonable prices. Based in Canada but the shipping to...
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