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You have heard incorrectly. While some "Nazi stuff", especially certain neo-nazi "pattern coin" medals and the like, may not be slabbed, all officially issued Nazi coins are accep… (View Post)

Re: the "ping test". The sound or "ring" that a coin makes depends on numerous factors, but fundamentally it is a "physical" test: it's looking at the physical prop… (View Post)

This is a very, very common copy of an ancient Greek silver tetradrachm from the Greek city of Gela, on the island of Sicily. You can see a genuine example in this Numista database page: https://en.n… (View Post)

A couple of older threads with more of these replica coins: https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1087808/opinions-on-this-found-tetradrachm-gela-coin-with-chain-mail-in-the-center https://forums.… (View Post)

"Mint damage", of the kind that everyone is interested in (the kind that people are prepared to pay extra money for) is damage that can only happen to a coin during the production process. … (View Post)