The design is cartoonish to the point that it doesn't even match known types. I believe this may be a contemporary counterfeit. It has a similar...
While the catalog values for the NZ coin are highly inflated, it's worth more than a couple dollars. Considering it appears to be mint state with...
^ agreed. I've seen this type of bubbling often on coins that had been soldered or exposed to other forms of high heat.
I'd definitely go for 1. I don't think you have to worry about a removed mount, it's just a typically imperfect flan :)
It's amazing that this hasn't been corrected yet. There is no way that they are not aware of such a glaring and potentially dangerous discrepancy.
Next time you feel like bragging about that super rare or low mintage coin of yours, remember the 1909E German mark. It has such a low mintage...
They are both somewhat better date/mints, but unfortunately the cost of slabbing them will be more than they are worth.
I completely agree with you on the economic and higher supply factors here. Regarding prices due to over-grading, here is an example of what I'm...
Makes sense as well. Grading-wise there doesn't seem to be an issue with MS coins, but with circulated grades, particularly where the big price...
Here is a screenie from heritage archives of recent sales
They used to sell higher 10 years ago, but still far below CV. Check out Heritage, they usually have one or two a year, graded. You can probably...
The German coin looks legit, but I would treat any non British commonwealth coins in ICCS flips as raw. They do not generally sell for a premium...
They are generally reputable for Canadian and British/commonwealth coins. Quite a few of the high end Chinese fakes of Canadian coins, which were...
Looks like it may have been cleaned, but otherwise appears genuine. Great pickup for a first 18th century thaler at that price :)
This is the first example of a Hermosillo mint 1/2 real that I have ever seen in person. It unfortunately appears to have been cleaned with silver...
Nice run Kirk! The listing I stole those photos from did not have reverse photos, but here is one from another listing. Not sure what year it's...
Since they do the cheaper method of just changing the date rather than making new hubs/molds for each one, you can see some common markers across...
Yes a novelty copy of a "Catholic Kings" Spanish coin. These copies are very common and are usually of the 2 reales size.
If you are unable to open it, just smash it. Don't let the coin go without being weighed and inspected. I can't think of any good/innocent reason...
Please feature this @Peter T Davis
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