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Re: Are these Roman gold coins authentic?
Saw them in hand today, they are definitely silver. Not gold plated, just crappy photos in bad light. (View Post)1 -
Anyone know what these are, Eastern gold coins.
I don't have weights or dimensions to go on, just these images from an out of town client. They look middle-eastern in origin to me, I have no idea on them. Help would be much appreciated! (View Post)1 -
Re: Precious metal verifier recommendations
Fisch is simple and effective for determining the density of the coin. A good tungsten fake would fool it. However, it wouldn't be easy to use tungsten in a fake gold coin of 1 oz or smaller. Still p… (View Post)1 -
Re: "Inherited" a bunch of foreign coins. What's the best way to know if anything is valuable?
General rule of thumb is to put all the silver in one pile, all the non-silver pre-1950 in another pile, and all non-silver 1950+ date coins in another pile. The pre-1950 and silver is worth looking … (View Post)1 -
Re: Metal Porn Friday - Engelhard Edition!
It's the angle. The top tapers out a fair bit vs the bottom. (View Post)1