Every auction house I have bought from buys back fakes they have sold.
Genuine vs fake slab. The fake QR code goes to the Chinese PCGS website. The real QR code goes to the US PCGS website. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
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I don’t know who got it, but someone beat me to this S-37 by seconds [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Get in touch with the buyer if possible. If they retain a lawyer, the lawyer can initiate “discovery” which will prove that you had contacted them...
The crack through ED and the tilted fraction bar convinced me of S-199
S-199, which is a tougher one at R.4. It is MDS, before the cud at OF
10+% of the mintage is accounted for, which is really high for the era
I never said it was a bad thing. It’s just different from how all of us in this sub-forum collect.
Sure! I have several: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Yes, but it wasn’t until late 2019 that it really exploded. I look...
S-180. Tough variety
These Chinese spades broke in transit. I had to repair them. These images were taken post-repair. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I’ve been told that it’s the newly-minted Chinese millionaires who get off on spending as much money as possible. There are cycles of asset...
Make sure the payment was not made with a credit card. Videotape the packing process. Then ship registered. Take a picture of the package after...
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There are fakes of literally every collectible. Cards, cars, toys, minerals, fossils, stamps, signs, purses, glassware, etc. So why collect...
2 easy tells for the 1807/6 small 7 in low grade: 1. The 1 is jammed up against the hair 2. The top of the 7 touches the bust If you see both of...
I don’t know why I didn’t get notified by the tag. I would have answered sooner. This is correct. It is a Ming Dao Yuan Bao from the Northern...
Purging my collection of most of my Greco-Romano ancients was a good choice :(;) I only miss one of them, fortunately.
The best way to combat the problem of counterfeits is to provide collectors with the knowledge and tools to be able to determine if a coin and/or...
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