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How does the silver coin's edge look? If the coin edge should be reeded, and isn't (or vice versa) this is a giant red flag, since mint errors of this type are very rare. Also, if the coin has a seam around the edge, a bit of a protrusion on the edge that could be a casting sprue, or file marks indicating a sprue or seam was removed, don't buy the coin!
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For most of history, coins were valued based on the precious metal they contain. Whether a coin is made by who it appears to be was of secondary importance compared to whether it contains the correct amount of metal, that is, right weight and fineness. Genuine appearance was simply a convenient shortcut to avoid time-consuming tests in everyday transactions.
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On my list of "do not buy" coins is those from the Franklin Mint and other premium collectibles mints (such as the Bradford Exchange, etc.) They are aggressive marketers who do sell genuine bullion coins (sometimes) but their coins usually do not have any after-market value among coin collectors and investors. You'll typically pay $45 plus for a one ounce silver coin that is only worth the value of its silver bullion when you go to sell it. (Silver bullion is at about $19 an ounce as I write this.)
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PCGS To Display Chinese Counterfeit Coins and Dies

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:10:00 +0000
Professional Coin Grading Service has purchased a half dozen coinage dies used to produce counterfeit Chinese coins.

PCGS will display the dies and...



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CHAMPION HONG KONG AUCTION SETS STRING OF RECORD PRICES

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:46:37 +0000
The hot coin market in China is producing record prices for rare Chinese coins and paper money. Champion Galleries Hong Kong Auction sale of 22 June 2008 offered a modest 352 lots of Asian coins and paper money, of which 317 lots sold for a total of US $1,894,539. Over 100 bidders filled the packed ...]

Spot Prices for Gold - Silver - Platinum - Palladium

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:14:51 +0000
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