Unfortunately, there are many people who fall for these scams; the example I mentioned earlier about the person buying these "silver dollars and...
The same type of crap is on Facebook. Morgan, Peace and Silver Eagles on Facebook. Facebook does nothing to prevent this from happening. I...
Insider put a thread up on it. Coin World
I recently added a couple of James I ‘Haringtons’ to my unplanned but growing collection of Stuart-era farthings. These little copper coins lack...
If it is like this counterfeit Proof American Silver Eagle, it's not made of silver. [ATTACH] This thing had some sort of a silver plating on...
LOL. What about the bubble wrap? They're being sold for 26 bucks. But then anyone can pair any counterfeit coin with it. Doesn't make sense at...
Neither am I. The coin has that fuzzy look of a counterfeit. Here is a genuine example I sold a year or so ago. This dark color is typical of the...
No definitely not counterfeit. It’s the official dimensions of the coins themselves. If APMEX says that a coin has X diameter and Y thickness...
I’m guessing Ebays policies only require that fakes be marked & advertised as fakes. These ones clearly are. I don’t think anything can be done....
...once I provided proof that they sold me a counterfeit Silver Eagle. They were pretty quick to offer an exchange. I suspect because the...
Hey guys, I was watching a YouTube video about a guy who uses different tools (digital scale, calipers, XRF machine etc.,) to detect counterfeit...
Side thought number two (more random musings): All this fuss and bother over those End of WW2 commemoratives is over a dinky little privy mark?...
Hello everyone. I placed a couple orders with an online company named Coinspeso. "2020 American Silver Eagle .999 Fine Silver Uncirculated US...
I just got back from swapping a bunch of junk silver for a double eagle. My buddy emptied all my rolls of silver and immediately pulled this out....
Sometimes. While I accidentally left it off the list, I did upgrade my (defaced and possibly counterfeit) 1880 $3 gold for a certified 1856. I...
This is the first this I saw, and it gave me a bad gut feeling. Now, I have seen coins that were so harshly cleaned with a metal brush/wool that...
We regularly get questions here about the "1865 Washington dollar", along with the "1906 American Silver Eagle". These often travel with the...
@Joshua Brooks I agree! The date should be level across the exergue without touching the top or bottom. The stars above the eagle are smaller....
I don't know where people here are getting their histories from. We all read a lot of it. But we also know that assertions get repeated from...
@WingedLiberty. I used the number 71095819 on the PCGS verification service. What came up was a 1998 SAE graded MS69 but the coin looked...
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