This one has me stumped as to the origin. I'm hoping that identifying what type of leaf this is will reveal some clues as to where the countermark...
Just wanted to share these two. They came with a solid provenance and both were found by Mendel Peterson of the Smithsonian (A little about him:...
There has always been controversy surrounding the Galapagos Islands "RA" countermark on late 1800's/early 1900's Ecuadorian silver coins. One...
Couldn't find this one in Brunk. Not sure if Rulau lists it, as I don't have that reference. All I know is that it's stamped on an 8 reales and...
Got this coin a couple months back. I emailed these pics to someone experienced with Spanish, Central and South American coins from this era as...
Yesterday I received a group of coins. Pictures weren't the best and kind of far away. After examining the coins I found two of them to be...
Hey folks, As some of you already know I know next to nothing about ancients. Recently got this one and I'm not sure what to make of it. On the...
This is the first one of these I've seen. Most counterfeits I see are modeled after regular coins and sycees or are pure fantasy pieces. Such a...
Just in case the seller honestly has no clue, I've informed them that their coins are modern counterfeits. The fact that they list the weights...
I'm aware of the old adage that cast coins do not have cartwheel luster. However, this one looks pretty clearly to be cast and also appears to...
I've been taking it easy for a bit, but wanted to get one final auction in before the year-end holidays. So, I went with the German stuff -...
Can't tell for sure if it's a bonafide error from the pics, but it's an interesting piece of food for thought. :eat:...
Please take a look at the following coin. It is being marketed completely honestly, and has already been denounced a counterfeit by PCGS....
Just received this one. It's a toy coin from Britain. Couldn't find much about the maker, this "I. Fellows" of Wolverhampton, but I did find a "5"...
This one is in rough shape, but still interesting because they imitated the obverse and reverse of two different types. They also got some other...
One of two errors I found while looking over my stuff. I think it's a particularly strong indent strike with clear remnants of the edge reeds and...
I recently re-discovered the few error coins I had. Just thought this one was pretty cool, even though it's been one of my toughest coins to put...
Saw this one on eBay:...
Got one I can't seem to even get a clue on, much less identify it. I know there's a few people here that know about these types of coins. Any info...
Hi folks, I'm hoping someone that's done it before can advise me on what is the best way to crack a PCGS slab without risking damage to the coin...
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