Man this takes me back to the 90's when I used to listen to their cassettes and CD's. It's cool that they are making merch like this
The photographs show how the coin looks in hand. As such, I think it is better than many "professional" photographers that take flashy pictures...
I've always understood a rim burr to be excess metal struck onto the rim, which is due to a thin slip of metal left over from when planchets are...
I didn't even realize he was still alive :(
Probably not worth it, authenticity shouldn't be an issue. It looks good.
I believe that the error-ref article is describing a different process than @lordmarcovan is, and what we see on the US cent is not the same thing...
Speaking of Middle Eastern counterfeits, I find these very interesting. I can't quite call them collector forgeries, nor can I call them...
Assuming we can still bring this thread back on track lol I can't speak for US coins as I don't specialize in that, but tool marks such as lathe...
Tool marks can be more misleading than useful for identifying counterfeits of 19th century and older coins.
Also a fan of odd-shaped coins, nice one :)
Agreed, consider a lower bid on a self-slabbed coin than you would on a raw one presented honestly.
Don't have a picture, but I saw one of these that was holed https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces2862.html Now numismatic value aside, a coin...
I don't see how a die clash would happen on the sunken in parts of the die. Looks like PMD
In my observation, there is no real difference in rarity between the two and vast majority of people don't even bother trying to figure out the...
Seriously, it's a perfect fit among 15th-16th century European coins.
Yea should be 1600's. No idea which doge it is either
Venice 12 denari/bagattini? I'm also at work at the moment, but not many other coins it can be with that "12" on it :)
Will be interesting to see the final price. Keep in mind that $2-$3 each is not unreasonable for these novelty pieces and is around what groups of...
It certainly doesn't help that the numerals are upside-down when the coin is right side up :)
You are asking about coins where genuine examples are rarely seen anywhere, but modern fakes of them are all over and had flooded ebay for a few...
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