Yes and No. It depends on the cost of the metal when the coin is produced. They can go back and forth between steel and zinc even in the same year.
So the ancients coins slabbed by NGC with a "Genuine" label are not guranteed? I am not to famaliar with NGC but that seems to leave them open to...
Is it magnetic? Check to see if it sticks to a magnet, if it does it is most likely just a plated toonie.
I may also be misreading this but to me it sounds like this only pertains to banks that the State Government has accounts at, and only for the...
Its difficult to tell from the picture. I would guess most of it is done by corrosion.
Canada has only issued one half ounce silver bullion and that was in 2006. The rest were part of a collectors sets. I believe that this article is...
I have never shopped at Cohen Mint so I can not tell you about the company. However people do like smaller bullion coins because they tend to be...
I believe its because some dealers send them in bulk in hopes of getting a MS70. One coin can sell for hundreds of dollars. The rest get sold to...
I doubt it. It was most likely made for collectors by a private mint.
Very difficult to tell can you give as weight and length measurments. From the details I can see I would say its a 8 Reale from the latter...
Sorry about that. Silver spot refers to the current market price for silver http://www.kitco.com/market/
It is Egyptian. Total Weight 28 grams, 0.8330 Silver As for the value with the rim damage I would say close to silver spot.
From what I can find it looks this coins was based on a coin from the Bar Kokhba revolt http://www.archaeological-center.com/en/auctions/37-043...
I do not know what coin that is, but by looking at the lettering on the first picture it looks like the coin it was based on is of Hebrew origins.
If you sell it knowing its fake it could be treated as fraud. I doubt they would still buy it, since time has passed they would suspect something.
From your original description it kind of sounds like a 1967 Silver dollar. It has a young queen and a Flying Canada Goose. Oh and Welcome Back
There were no Canadian Dollar coins in 1887. The only Canadian dollar that only had three minted was the 1911 dollar two silver and one lead all...
The 63rd edition of Charlton places the value at MS-65 $350 MS-66 $450
The mint has actually made tokens or medals for private industry several times before. These are tokens, only valid at Canadian Tire stores.
Counterfeits do exist. However unless you are dealing with one of the rare varieties, the counterfeits were designed to pass at face value. A...
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