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RE: "Why isn't it just a bar of medal stamped with content and an assayers mark?" In effect, that's what the earliest coins were. Then people wanted to use them to promote their city, or ki… (View Post)

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See From Mine to Mint for details, etc. Three methods were commonly used. "Success" depended on making the original numeral "go away," - i.e., invisible on a coin. Start with unha… (View Post)

Message boards and similar venues are places where people with similar interests can read about and exchange information. The active coin hobby boards have long accepted that presenting basic informa… (View Post)

Packaging residue, especially from old velvet or satin sticking to a coin or medal, is occasionally encountered - but more frequently with large medals than coins. The authentication company should h… (View Post)