Corrosion always adds a little weight, it's science :)
There is one surefire way to tell zinc from copper cents when visual evidence (like can be seen on your coin), is not there. Hold it over a medium...
@paddyman98 has pulled so many cents from the ground that the man must see zinc rot with his eyes closed
That's been a very common practice of polishing the coins "along with the silver" [cutlery, jewelry, etc.]. Especially a problem if you collect...
For all intents and purposes, asking on forums IS doing the research in modern times.
Nice buy. Pretty sure you can recover your initial investment with 10-ish coins from that group. Nothing better than upgrades
That's not brass, it's solid 22kt. You got one of those legitimate Nigerian Prince people and they mean you well :)
You can use an actual company like Amazon to publish whatever you want, the goal is to have the seal of approval of a recognized numismatic...
I would say AU details. It's very likely the coin was UNC before cleaning, but it seems to have been roughly polished with toothpaste or jewelry...
Damn now I have to wipe my keyboard, thanks. I'll make sure not to sip any beverage before reading your posts from now on.
I think the simplest answer is... the difference is what someone considers themselves, a collector or a numismatist. In the end, people that they...
[ATTACH] Did they end up collecting anything though, or just total non-hobbyists?
Those billion population markets will be insane once they get to the forefront of numismatics. I guess you're stockpiling the good stuff like I am :)
I submit the theory that as life spans get longer, we will have more collectors rather than less :happy:
Been trying to get one of these for years! Very much jealous of you (or not you ;))
Thanks for the link Paddy! Only reference I had is this one: https://www.amazon.com/Counterfeit-Georgian-Copper-Richard-Coleman/dp/1908828234 The...
Wasn't nice to anyone, I guess that was part of the charm :)
From what I've seen the weights are sort of all over the place and not a good means to separate British from colonies. I also want to add that...
It's not 100%, but it appears to be that. The homeland counterfeits are much more scarce and usually better quality. By this point counterfeiting...
I think furry got it. A pattern design for a button, like a salesman sample of the design.
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