I was outbid on this one :( [ATTACH]
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The mintmarks and the rims are the giveaways.
Those are all fakes. The Chinese have been striking some of their fakes out of 90% silver for years
The Chinese have faked several of those dates.
Ah, ok. I don’t have that part either. ;) No, I’m saying that what is seen here could not have happened during the normal minting process if the...
I don’t have the other side of the mould. I’d let you know if I did. Two halves of a mould had a single hole into which molten bronze was...
Really incredible ancient Chinese coin error I just bought. As you may know, Chinese coins were cast since the beginning of their coinage ca 600...
For those reasons, they aren’t die transfers. I believe that the design was 3D-scanned, then the features were “enhanced” (stars, hair, etc.),...
Yup. Scary stuff. However, I believe the hyper-fakes getting by the TPGs are die-transfers. I am almost certain that these seated halves, along...
Ooo. Spendy
There are certain things that I look for on copper coins to detect a cleaning: Pale orange Pale purple Glossy orange Bright, lifeless orange Pink...
It really depends on how rare the coin is, how rare the type is, and how much interest I have in it. If given the chance to buy the finest-known...
The relevant question is whether or not a coin is solid for the grade, undergraded, or overgraded. ANACS has coins in all three categories, as do...
That’s irrelevant. I’ve seen 5-digit coins in ANACS slabs. They sold for five digits as well because of what they were. Is that not valuable...
And the bickering begins continues...
Let’s put that comment into context: :rolleyes:
Yeah, pretty much. Most would probably grade PF-68 or 69. That’s just the nature of proof sets. Those paying the premium are those who like the...
Modern mass-produced coins are different from ancient coins in that (relatively) accurate grading matters. An UNC is worth more than an XF, and an...
What I don’t like about the US coin market is that the designations on the slabs is treated as God-ordained fact, not the (educated) opinion that...
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