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It is a modern replica of a "Reyes Catolicos" silver reale of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain. This particular replica, made of brass and with mushy details and a legend that's quite garble… (View Post)

There are three reasons to get a coin graded: - Authentication - Preservation - Valuation for resale. They are gold coins; they're perfectly capable of preserving themselves without much help. And si… (View Post)

If you search for "magic coin" or "magician's coin", you will find a great many similar objects - just not from Germany. I have seen many such, posted on the forums before. Americ… (View Post)

Whichever solvent you use - ethanol, isopropanol, acetone, butanone, xylene, and others - it will almost certainly have at least begun to dissolve immediately. If it's not gone within half an hour, f… (View Post)

It looks like that because that's exactly what happened - someone "stamped a penny into the quarter", using some tool that applied considerable force - enough force to bend and squash the q… (View Post)