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...
Well, again it is time to dispell the rumours of what is real and what is fake in the collecting game. Time and time again, militaria and coin sellers purporting to offer real (made when they were supposed to...
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...
This is the coin that comes in the Genuine Official PNC issued for 2006 Queens 80th Birthday. Buyers Beware NON OFFICIAL Packs have been put together and contain the 12 sided 50c coin. The genuine PNC is a...
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...
A wise word by Drewsta7 visit my store Drewsta7 Collectibles. There are things that you MUST absolutely know before risking a dollar of your money buying overseas.Click the YES button if you enjoyed this...
Introduction Tooling is part of what I consider the "unholy trinity" of Ancient Coins. Namely this group is made up of:1. Fakes 2. Repatination/Restoration 3. Tooling I've already discussed Repatination and...
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...