I've got to say, this has been one of the most entertaining threads I've ever read on Coin Talk. What a cast of characters! First there's a guy...
That 10-yen coin is 1953-- Showa year 28 (+1925= 1953)
Here's one I picked up at a coin show in Tokyo the other day. In hand, it looks a lot like Geekpryde's Walker :)
My guess would be that the coin shop guy told him it was fake.
The dealer has absolutely no interest in Mercury dimes that aren't '16-D's, '21's, or overdates, so he just throws everything else together. There...
It looks like you have a lot of parallel lines running down both sides of your coin, indicating some sort of abrasive cleaning. I have heard that...
A good rule of thumb is, if the lines run parallel to each other (like straight down or straight across), or criss-cross each other, they are...
There is a difference between fakes and reproductions. Fakes are meant to deceive collectors, while reproductions are supposed to be sold with the...
I am not trying to bash you around, but you certainly do sound like a novice. That's not a bad word. But you don't seem to understand what I have...
Your 1796 proof "half dollar" looks like it might be a Gallery Mint Museum reproduction, http://www.gmmnut.com/gmm/gmmc/ab14sta.jpg as does the...
Looking at the clearer pictures, it could be an altered date. But looking at the VAM-1 picture, it seems that the 3 does line up in the right...
I'm a little confused here. First you said, "if its not silver I am pretty sure he would not want it back." Now you say, "He already said if its...
OK, first of all, no dealer in his/her right mind is going to sell a genuine trade dollar for melt unless it is so banged up that it's hardly...
One of the cardinal rules of coin buying is-- NEVER polish a coin you bought from someone and then expect them to give you a full refund for it.
I will bet that your local dealer will say it's fake-- it looks like a cast copy. Mushy fields are usually a sign of casting.
Some alloys ring, others don't. Lead-tin probably wouldn't ring. At any rate, even when cleaned up, the coin looks mushy and some details are off....
I see really off-color in that coin that is more reminiscent of base-metal alloys (lead-tin in particular) than silver.
The reminds me of a story my 4th grade teacher read to my class called The Lighthouse Mystery, which featured a coin dealer buying up old coins...
I don't like the color of that coin at all. It reminds me too much of a lead-tin alloy.
I've got a whole sandwich bag filled with worthless Turkish kurus coins that I'll gladly sell for $1 each + postage :yes:
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