Sorry if my post made you believe so sir. I was just trying to say its debatable if 1913 LHN, 1804 silver dollars, etc are "needed" in a set of...
Ching dynasty, should be able to find online easily. Sorry, too lazy to look up emperor.
Now THAT would be debatable sir. Made up, black market items like the 1913 LHN I do not consider US coins. I do not own one for my LHN collection,...
I believe he had one, and an 1804 silver dollar, etc.
Yes, they looked authentic, but my problem with that shot was they also looked they had been buried for 2,000 years, (which of course they have...
Yeah, I am sure the two things just crossed, but it just bothered me that all of these "experts" with titles on the show make such errors. But,...
What size/weight is it? They made these from 1/2 real up to 8 real. You will be able to tell by the weight. Its a cool find, but in that...
A sestertius was a large orichalcum, (brass), coin. It was never gold. The aureus was the gold coin of the early Roman empire. It would be...
So, yeah, I know I am a geek, but I just got peeved last night. I was watching a 2 hour show on Caligula on the History Channel, and they were...
I agree, interesting type. I love the reverse.
You will find Scottishmoney that you can find some very attractive silver and copper coins for not much. I posted a grouping of coins I got at...
You can just call me Chris. We have a smallish group here of ancient collectors, Arditirion is Bill, Dougsmth is Doug, RandyGecki is Randy, and...
Why is it tinfoil hat time? The largest deposit of gold on earth is in the ocean. I guess I don't understand how saying that makes me a kook.
I read about this bacteria, but where would the gold chloride come from? Its not like its common, more of a byproduct from mining. If anything,...
I agree. I use Vcoins for a few specialty items, but overall I find most prices on the high side. I do also agree Ebay is getting pricey,...
I would highly suggest starting with cleaned coins. As for sites, Ebay is about the cheapest. One thing to remember. Many people like to say "its...
Does the Redbook cover counterfeit detection? To me, the pitted fields, filled in reverse letters, etc all scream cast counterfeit. Maybe better...
If you believed it was altered, you could report it to Ebay as a fake. Problem I see, since Ebay are not experts, would be how do you prove this...
I thought about this one too, but to me is this really a "coin"? IDK, maybe technically, but has any coin like this ever been used in commerce, as...
No way to "prove" it, but I would be suspicious of such a proof. Most proofs do not leave the package, making such toning questionable at best....
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