I've been working for quite some time on building a Numismatic Library of my own to use as reference in my collecting career. It's currently...
I am wondering: what area of numismatic coins is easiest to make a counterfeit and in what area do counterfeits find place most often? I am...
How do the lathe lines get on a coins features , as I've seen them on the fields but not on raised areas like Washington's neck ?
As the person that did the post ?
The kind of "sky is falling" talk in this thread could potentially cause far more damage to numismatics than disclosing key diagnostics of a...
There have been some really good fakes of Victoria half rupees floating around I can't speak for US coins, but I know for a fact that they have...
Nope. I checked and even quoted each of my replies in this thread. Nowhere and you can read for yourself, nowhere did I state, imply, or even...
They are both unethical. It doesn't matter that only one is illegal. Just so we're clear, are you claiming that you don't know that I have been...
It is silly since one is against the law and actually creating a counterfeit piece while the other is simply modifying a legal tender piece for...
When did I ever claim that only Saints were candidates for roll/bag friction? Answer, NEVER! In fact, I wrote a thread about a year ago where I...
Give me a break! It was in 1999, but that's irrelevant. Yes, they were authentic, and the dealer was not some flunkie in a flea market. No, I...
1. How many years ago did you buy the coins? 2. Have you weighed the coins? 3. If you actually purchased them at that rate and they are genuine,...
Sheesh! :woot: A bought & sold recap! That's a tall order. :writer: I definitely sold much more than I bought. That's good! But too much to bother...
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I've received yet another counterfeit Barber -- this time, an 1896 quarter whose "bad photo" hinted that it might be AU. I won it at $37.99...
I was on vacation this weekend and decided that there was nothing I wanted to buy until we stopped in a jewelry store to look at some watches for...
Sure--look at the stars on the obverse--they are crudely detailed. The date is is crude also--look at the "3--" it is out of proportion to the 9....
really good question. really good thread. i personally started with silver as a stacker. mainly bars, bullion eagle and maples.when i hit a...
Durn it every time I think I am done with the thread a new concept creeps into it. :( "Its a bullion currency that is not meant for...
How is it possible for you to buy ASE at 1% over spot?
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