I agree. In coins, something too good to be true is usually for a reason. Sure, you can find flea markets where they don't know what they have,...
For me, it becomes unattractive if majorly affecting main devices or puts the integrity of the coin in doubt. Examples would missing a major...
They do. The only saving grace is that they USUALLY get greedy, and its a surplus of "rare" coins on the market in a short period of time that is...
Yep. I wrote here just a couple of years ago of the gold I was buying because the market was dead and premiums and market price was soft. Always...
All over the board. I found it interesting how CNG in their latest "printed" auction had quite a few passed coins. The common denominator seems to...
While I guess its somewhat interesting that they were struck in SF, I wonder how Mezak will profit? If ALL 86's and 87s are SF, why buy HIS at HIS...
I almost never walk into a coin show or shop without at least 5 or 6 hundred on me. I have simply been in too many situations where cash gets me a...
Eh, not just Bahram II has been faked. Its not a unique coin. At some point, you have to rely on researchers and published collections. The SNS...
I don't know why you "can't trust them". If the type is listed in SNS, what is causing your doubt? I usually use SNS as my sounding board for...
If they had doubts, they should have opened a package in front of you. You are right to be concerned of them cheating you once they opened the...
Wonder how many were to get the "free" ASE.
Those are the two major reason I could think of. A third could possibly be to eliminate an S reverse being milled and fit into a 1894 obverse,...
Yeah, I agree with others. I do not see the value there at $125.
I always chalk it up to maybe I am the one uninformed. Its like a glass half full. I have seen plenty of coins that I thought were $200 coins go...
Nicely struck, but wasn't me. Don't care for a couple of aspects of it. The Vahran I might of been of interest if I had been looking at the auction.
Thank you sir. I agree the verbage, while understanding it was written by a person wishing to sell the item, is over the top. To state that a long...
I was not necessarily asking for a CT opinion. However, there ARE opinions I would value over the esteemed Mr Barry and Mr Vagi. David Sear and...
I thought I have read how many people think the gold Ides of March coins are fakes. Any experts here with an opinion? If it is real, I would...
I would agree. Some people I have read about advocated warming a coin up, if not heating, to make it more malleable. I never have tried that since...
I have done this at times. The thinner the coin the better the luck. I wrapped in multiple layers of cloth, (to allow slippage and prevent metal...
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