I agree, by this time you expect to see a noticeable cameo effect and usually die polish lines on the specimens. None of that here. Still a very...
Did not know that, thanks :)
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They are about the same as the British spade/guinea vintage copies
Great site and resource. @GDJMSP can this be added to the numismatic resources section? These casino pieces can be notoriously difficult to research.
Vintage/modern, not contemporary. These are very common. Search 1868 10 escudo on eBay and you'll see what I mean :)
Yes having reviews on ebay for things like coins is problematic. I recently made a thread about this very thing:...
The coin appears genuine. Did you purchase it from an eastern European seller? It's a common practice for a lot of those sellers to sell fake and...
Based on the picture alone, it looks to me like a genuine example that was dug out of the ground and cleaned up.
First year of series. Obv/Rev are rotated 90 degrees. $450 shipped to US addresses (International buyers add actual cost of Priority mail shipping...
That's going to be tough. Single letter stamps like these are common, but getting a solid identification just from that is likely damn near...
Overstriking on other coins was quite common in 18th century France. Your coin is struck over a 1/3 ecu of the previous 1720 type.
Reserving the right to bid up their own items with fake bids if they are not selling high enough? What auction house does that? Please do tell, so...
That was my intention from the start. I don't actually collect stuff like this, but wanted to research it and hopefully return it to the guy's...
I believe the host coin is a 1 batzen of the type made just a year or two prior to this coin :)
Wow! Thank you so much for that detailed history :)
Finally have it in hand, the name is indeed William F. Crocker. Thanks again for the tips :) [IMG] [IMG]
Wow. Can't believe I'm saying this, but Books was right.
I'd figure $600-$700 if not cleaned
Found another like it:...
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