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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2637875, member: 24314&quot;]Here is something to think about.&nbsp; Coins are made of metal.&nbsp; Each metal is different (color, alloy, hardness, etc.).&nbsp; Coins through the ages are struck by different methods and planchets can also be made differently.&nbsp; Coins come from different countries.</p><p><br /></p><p>With all that said, the characteristics we see on coins from all ages tend to look similar.&nbsp; Die polish is similar.&nbsp; An adjustment mark on a 16th Century Thaler looks similar to one on a 1799 US dollar.&nbsp; Cleaning, whizzing, polishing, are virtually always the same.&nbsp; Once a collector learns a few things, they can collect the world. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Oh, wait.&nbsp; Authenticity is a different thing. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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