Fake gold or real? How to test your gold. Here a few tools, techniques and tricks on recognizing real gold. Sadly, gold hallmarks are not 100% reliable, with unscrupulous people adding false ones especially...
Please vote yes for this guide so we can help others! Hello and Welcome to our Guide on eliminating the risk of buying Chinese Panda Coins online. Reason I'm writing this guide is to educate our clients and...
Can you give me information on a 1943 US copper penny? The furor over the "copper" cent resulted from a story carried by Associated Press, hyping a local story of a "lost" coin claimed (without any...
ƈ-Headed' Coins DO NOT come from the U.S. mint. Why is it impossible for the 2-headed coin to come from the U.S. mint? The U.S. Mint (and most other world mints) have built-in protections against accidentally...
A CAST COUNTERFEIT is a replication of a genuine coin usually created by making molds of the obverse and reverse, then casting base metal in the molds. A seam is usually visible on the edge unless it has been...
I had the opportunity to aquire a 10 Dollar plastic note, change received approximately 4 years ago.The strangest thing about this note, actually has a date on it, which was the first thing that caught my eye....
The purpose of this ongoing guide is to inform the members of Ebay (and Ebay!) that we have a serious problem on this website. The world's largest cyber supermarket has problems with fakes. While I have...
Magnification Your most valuable tool when collecting.A set of magnifying glasses are an invaluable tool for numismatists(coin collectors). However, magnification of 10× and up is only recommended for spotting...
Avoid Costly Mistakes When Building A coin Collection Most new collectors make mistakes when they begin to assemble a collection of coins. Some of these are easily avoidable; others require a “heads up” from...