First most medals including this one are not likely to be counterfeited because they are not well known and/or else not many would be sold.....
Coinrealm, the only person you need to please is yourself. It is interesting you think this medal is a reproduction made in 1880. That would...
I am of two minds about this medal. First the patina in the recent photos, show age. The lack of the pipe etc. could indicate a reproduction...
Hope you do send the pictures to John K. The original picture, I was very doubtful of, but the recent pictures need to be seen by a professional....
Coinrealm you can take the same advice I gave Numismat send a photo to John Kraljevich jk@jkamericana.com. He will let you know what it is.
Good luck getting the seller banned. From my experience, EBay ignores these reports.
If I had found that, you would have needed to break my fingers to get it away from me. Glad you found someone good to determine authenticity and...
These medals have been restruck since the originals were minted. You will need to contact someone like John Kraljevich to figure out if it is...
http://www.valleycoin.com/index.php?cPath=300_615 This is the only place, that I have found odd size large air tites.
You will find some collectors who become dealers. My favorite one lives twenty miles from me. He loves talking with people about coins. Guess I...
When buying a coin, I prefer slabbed. US coins are targeted for counterfeiting, so buying with a guarantee is preferred. Unfortunately, slabs...
This touches on a sore spot for me. I have had sellers who have shipped items to me above $250 and not ask for signature confirmation, and for...
Think 2016 will be the last year and Betty Ford the last first lady.
Wow Talk about a small world. Did you and your mother come to terms with your loss?
I also missed that year, but lucked out and got it on the aftermarket for less than thirty dollars.
I collect the cheap bronze. The big thing though is that so many are not well rendered from pencil design to die. If they had been made better,...
Do not trust the rarity or price list in the so called dollar booklet. I have found some are wildly off. Not to mention it is now eight years...
Frank, Paddy and I were talking about you today. I told him that I am surprised that you have not blasted him yet. BTW I voted.
They need to have a subscription as they do with the sets. A few months ago, I saw that they had placed the First Spouse bronze set on...
Frank did you leave a friendly note on his car?
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