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A couple of years ago I bought a replica of an obscure medal struck in colonial Florida under Spanish rule. The seller identified the medal properly, and linked to the finest known of a handful of ex… (View Post)

A 10x profit is difficult but doable. That's basically a good cherrypick. A 100x profit is very very difficult, especially if you count postage and slabbing fees on the "expense" side of th… (View Post)

Since the OP is still engaged in this thread, let me take one shot at an alternate approach: The pictures that you posted have every appearance or a coin that has been plated. Of the various ways tha… (View Post)

It's a type of toning. The coin might have been sitting in contact with something at some point in it's life. It's not a big deal. Some people might even consider it a nice bit of extra character. Th… (View Post)

Yours has a strongly doubled ear. FS-102 does not. Why were you expecting that your example with a doubled ear would be attributed as a variety without a doubled ear? You don't show pictures for the … (View Post)