Yup, I've seen that before. Definitely man made fake.
IMHO, if you wnat the coin with a little damage, and you know what your buying, then go for it. We are collectors, and while I have no problem...
ericl, by P.E.I., do you mean Prince Edward Island?
I am, by no means, an expert, but I do collect ancient coins, and have seen my fair share. My gut tells me they're not actual coins, although they...
I just received a Maratha Confederacy (C. 1750) the other day. Not in the greatest shape, but I like it anyway. Raja Sri Chhatrapati Shivaji...
Here's a question: How are you supposed to report someone, when you can't report someone?
Probably nothing much will come of it, unfortunately.:(
Coingal, You good to go on the other board.
Got one of those myself, along with his adoptive parents, wife, 2 kids, and son-in-law.
Ardarition, Is your avatar Marcus Aurelius? Looks like it to me.
Coingal, Love your quote!!! No truer words were ever spoken about coin collecting.
Possibly, but how do you know it's not a digitized image of a regular quarter?
Mike, To me, and my untrained eye, the overall coin grades about G-4, but not just due to the rim wear. If it had better detail, but an...
As a world coin collector with quite a few german, and german states piece in my collection, I may be able to shed some light if you could post up...
Are you also including the Upper Canada coins?
Thanks for putting this up on the board. OMG, the only thing missing is a "S" mint mark. It's ridiculous that ebay can't police itself better with...
Coinman, I can only hope to strive for such greatness:hail:
Lord, The filled S refers to the S being indistinct, as if there is an excess of metal in the S mint mark (also known as Type I), the clear S...
Thanks Kiwi, I picked a much better condition Gelderland 1783 Duit(F), a 1751 Liege 1 Liard(VG-F), a 1765 1 Duit from Indonesia:Zeeland(VG),...
Aidan, Where have you been? I posted a bunch of responses and emails on BCN.
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