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I can't imagine any scenario where adding a COPY stamp can reliably generate an increase in value. This is mainly because the vast majority of collectors have no interest in purchasing fakes or … (View Post)

These kinds of "security edges" are very common in certain coin series. Hong Kong and India are both notable examples where many coin types have security edges. The "security edge"… (View Post)

Israeli coins are somewhat of a collecting niche, with three barriers to overcome. First, some people who might normally collect world coins would refuse to collect Israeli coins simply for ideologic… (View Post)

Yes. B) It is a copper para from Ottoman-controlled Libya. The mint of Tripoli (Tarabalus Gharb, or Tripoli-of-the-West) was notorious for being somewhat sloppy in writing the mint-name, and for havi… (View Post)

That's just the way it's oxidized. I have one of these coins, sitting in a 2x2, and it has done very similar the last time I took a look at it. Might have had something to do with the packa… (View Post)