Very cool, a seldom seen set. 1946 fakes were rampant a while back, can probably still dig up some pics if you're interested in having a...
Agreed, often observed on Swiss coins from around 1950 and later.
It's a business strike made from normal dies. Specimens tend to have prominent die polish lines in the fields. The DD is really cool and rather...
Holy manicure Batman! :eek:
If you don't mind the hassle, it's always good to check one of these out in hand to train your eye in spotting fakes :)
Typical dull color for these modern fakes. It's not even made of silver.
As a side note, errors on Japanese coins, even back in the Meiji era, are quite scarce and valuable.
Looks to me like a genuine satin proof. You're going to send it to the TPG anyway, so opinions are kind of moot :)
They are standard weights used to check the weight of a gold sovereign coin. In good shape they are worth $15-$20 each, the one on the right might...
Lol, at that point the luck has already run out and you need a magic coin :)
Seems legit to me. I would just make sure that it is the correct weight, and not a silver washed copper core. And if it is a contemporary...
That countermark in relief on the reverse is cool. Ones like that, rather than plain chops, are more scarce and more valuable.
I have a set of these as well. As scottish said, they are fantasy pieces.
Looks photoshopped to me
The Puerto Rican coins of 1895-96 are not at all rare. They are not even scarce until you get into decent MS grades. These coins are often brought...
Found another example with the same clash:...
Looks like a die clash of "UNIDOS DE"
These coins generally look crappy even in uncleaned mint state. They just tend to have dull looking luster and pretty weak details. This one...
Way too high generally. In that condition it's around a $20 coin in an eBay auction. Of course dealers asking high prices sometimes get lucky....
The letters appear to have a slightly darker halo around them. I agree that it likely had an old cleaning.
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