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Except your coin is not Charles II, it's Philip IV. Which is, of course, impossible for a coin dated 1690. Except your coin is not from assayer Pedro de Villar, because if it was, it would have … (View Post)

Yes. The rim of a reproduction could look like anything, if it's been in a rock tumbler. (View Post)

But there is in indication: an exact die match to a known replica, by the pictures in this very thread. That is what is known in the trade as "damning evidence". Any examples of this coin y… (View Post)

"I wonder what happens if I put a penny down on my workbench, then take this dremel, ram it down on top of the penny, and turn it on". "Oh.". (View Post)

Technically and legally, it actually is their business. There's a whole bunch of things that legally aren't allowed to go through the post. They want to make sure you're not shipping o… (View Post)