Excellent site. The freezing and thawing system is interesting.
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That's a beautiful coin
Can you let us know the Name of this product.
I agree, my biggest fear for our hobby is also all the fake coins being sold. I've noticed that coins are selling for higher prices and that has...
I weigh every silver coin that I buy. For me it's the first line of inspection to see if the coin is a fake. I've had some silver coins that...
Some scales come with a 100 gram test weight that you can use to check the scale's calibration.
Are most of the "fakes" altered 1909 Philadelphia VDBs ? and how do they add the S mint mark.
And some of the fake coins are not as obvious as they used to be. The counterfeiter's are getting better at their "craft"
Personally I'm much more worried about fake coins than I am cleaned coins.
Museum quality display ;)
I agree on weighing all silver coins that I buy. That is the first test I do and I record the weight on the card I make for the coin.
Thanks for the link. What a great selection of coin display cases . Can't get any more classy than those cases.
That is a beautiful coin case. How much are they and where can you find them.
LOL, don't tell the authorities but there's large flea markets and swap meets where many things are being sold and no taxes are being collected.
And don't forget sales tax, for California buyers that can be over 10%. At our coin shows it's tax free if you pay in cash
I collect silver coins from 1700's Sicily and Naples and it's common for them to have test cuts, usually on the reverse. Sometimes they also have...
Sicily (post Roman) Naples region (post Roman) Sardinia, pre-1861 Modern unified Italy, 1861-up
The original holders might be harder to find than the medals themselves.
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