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Mattaphysics

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    Mattaphysics reacted to bobski in (NEW LOW PRICE!) 2023 1oz silver Britannia 2 coin set (QEII and KCIII) in Double Capsule (NOW £60!!)   
    5 sets left! First come first served. Reduced to clear space!
    £60 per set! (reduced from £70!!)
     
    As has been mentioned before, these are likely to become valuable in the future because it's the first time that the royal mint have produced 2 separate Britannia coins with a different monarch in the same year.
    They come in an infinity double capsule from the Germania Mint.
    Add choice of postage at cost.

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    Mattaphysics reacted to Junior in Morgan Silver dollar Genuine?   
    Try this post I did a little over a month ago. It includes some tests that you might know of or even performed on your own coin.
    And here is a short video I did of the "Ping" test
    The fake coin was first. The real coin was second.
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    Mattaphysics reacted to SilverStorm in Look here at this beautiful find   
    So what you're saying is that there is 10-20% possibility of being wrong and it could be fake.   IMHO, I certainty don't like those odds if it was me!
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    Mattaphysics reacted to AndrewSL76 in Look here at this beautiful find   
    Here are some ideas on home testing from
    @BackyardBullion: 
     
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    Mattaphysics reacted to CollectForFun in Look here at this beautiful find   
    It is very likely the rest of the coins are genuine, just that they are base metal coins with very little value. Some of them could still be silver, e.g. the German 2 mark and Mexican peso, but even so they wouldn't likely be worth too much above their melt value.
    All in all, I would say the price you paid for this lot is just about right, if you like the coins from a collector's point of view. I would not expect anything really valuable in there, but I couldn't recognise all the coins so I would recommend that you do your own research with the help of e.g. Numista online catalogue, which will give you an indication of the coins' values.
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    Mattaphysics reacted to Centauri167 in Look here at this beautiful find   
    I'm wondering that myself, fakes and real silver ... 🤔
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    Mattaphysics reacted to SilverStorm in Look here at this beautiful find   
    You can only tell if something is real silver if you use testing methodologies to confirm authenticity.  
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    Mattaphysics reacted to Mrpound in Look here at this beautiful find   
    I would also be curious to know this, how are you sure it’s real silver?
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    Mattaphysics reacted to LawrenceChard in Look here at this beautiful find   
    Or on AliBaba and the 40 thieves for about £2.
    How do you @Mattaphysics know it is real silver?
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    Mattaphysics reacted to matt1r in Look here at this beautiful find   
    As the old saying goes normally if somethings to good to be true….
    There may well be some legitimate coins there, the ones that are supposed to be silver can you you verify the size and weight to check they’re correct. Do they have that silver ‘ring’ sound, maybe post individual pictures of coins and some members can give you more insight. As they’re mostly foreign coins its not really my area. There’s some helpful members here and sure someone can be of assistance with extra pictures…
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    Mattaphysics reacted to matt1r in Look here at this beautiful find   
    It’s hard to say, I often see lots like this where they will put a fake rare coin in with several legitimate coins in an attempt to bump up the value. Normally the real coins are just base metal. House clearance coins finds 😂
    Where did you acquire these from?
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    Mattaphysics reacted to AndrewSL76 in Look here at this beautiful find   
    Here is one that Baldwins had in recently - but not as 'perfect' as yours - price swings hugely dependent on condition: https://www.baldwin.co.uk/product/1658-cromwell-crown-2/
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    Mattaphysics reacted to AndrewSL76 in Look here at this beautiful find   
    Yes, sadly. If it is real, you are looking at a coin worth (at least) £30-40,000.00 GBP
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    Mattaphysics reacted to Zhorro in Look here at this beautiful find   
    I fear this is a modern reproduction.  They can be found on eBay for £7.99.
    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174859322981
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    Mattaphysics reacted to VelociteeSteel in Look here at this beautiful find   
    As well as trying the ring test, try the magnet test too! Neodymium Rare Earth Magnet
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    Mattaphysics reacted to LawrenceChard in Look here at this beautiful find   
    I wish I had the skill to "ping" a coin, and instantly know its silver content.
    It would have saved me a lot of time, not to mention the cost of buying an XRF machine.
    Of course I would not be content with just that, I would hope it would tell me the exact silver content to the nearest part per thousand, and the same for gold, platinum, palladium, and all the base metals.
    Perhaps I should have listened more during music lessons back in school?
    One skill that I seem to have been blessed with though, is the ability to spot a fake/replica/reproduction coin from a couple of photos, from over 3,000 miles away. 
    😎
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    Mattaphysics reacted to VelociteeSteel in Look here at this beautiful find   
    Go, go gadget eyes!

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    Mattaphysics got a reaction from LawrenceChard in Look here at this beautiful find   
    Yeah I think I need to work on my listening skills. I play musical instruments but still am in having a hard time correctly knowing the exact pitch of the ping. But Yes like you say the other coins are simple not too expensive coins. I like the lot all in all just it would be nice to make like 10,000% on my investment.
    I have found that there is a '25 stonewall half dollar and it is fake. Weighs 14 and some change grams and it's supposed to be a 12.something gram coin. There is a '76 S Kennedy proof that I think is legit. Not an expensive coin but red book has it at like $13 which means it'll probably go for half that. Then there is every denomination of 1960-90's USSR coins which is fascinating. I really enjoy it and it came in a Cyrillic album so that was cool. I think there is a silver Nepal 1 rupee coin but it's diameter is off. This numista site... Jimminy Crickets is it amazing. I could spend hours. Oh one coin I'm not sure about that doesn't seem like it would be a heavily reproduced coin in it is a Meiji Dynasty 1876 2 sen bronze coin. It looks circulated and like it was in a fire or something as a part of one side is blackened. Now if it is legit that plus the third Reich coins are good enough for me to be pleased with. If you look at the first. 2 pics it is in the bottom right corner. There is also on the other side a Russian 1 ruble from 1964.
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    Mattaphysics got a reaction from matt1r in Look here at this beautiful find   
    Yeah I think I need to work on my listening skills. I play musical instruments but still am in having a hard time correctly knowing the exact pitch of the ping. But Yes like you say the other coins are simple not too expensive coins. I like the lot all in all just it would be nice to make like 10,000% on my investment.
    I have found that there is a '25 stonewall half dollar and it is fake. Weighs 14 and some change grams and it's supposed to be a 12.something gram coin. There is a '76 S Kennedy proof that I think is legit. Not an expensive coin but red book has it at like $13 which means it'll probably go for half that. Then there is every denomination of 1960-90's USSR coins which is fascinating. I really enjoy it and it came in a Cyrillic album so that was cool. I think there is a silver Nepal 1 rupee coin but it's diameter is off. This numista site... Jimminy Crickets is it amazing. I could spend hours. Oh one coin I'm not sure about that doesn't seem like it would be a heavily reproduced coin in it is a Meiji Dynasty 1876 2 sen bronze coin. It looks circulated and like it was in a fire or something as a part of one side is blackened. Now if it is legit that plus the third Reich coins are good enough for me to be pleased with. If you look at the first. 2 pics it is in the bottom right corner. There is also on the other side a Russian 1 ruble from 1964.
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    Mattaphysics got a reaction from Zhorro in Look here at this beautiful find   
    Good Day folks, My name is Matt I'm new to the forum but not to silver. I love coins and an looking into pouring my own silver now that I've seen it done. It's always nice to enjoy a piece you made. That's what I'm looking to begin.
     
    Anyway I'm here to find out if I have something or if it's fake. There are a few coins in here that sparked my interest. There's some Third Reich coins and Russian kopecks and ruble coins. I'm not a racist just wanted to own a piece of history. Especially as piece of history with a large lesson. But there's a few I saw on the back that I'd never seen ever.
    In the pictures enclosed you'll see. I looked the one up and It seems to be a coin during the reign of Oliver Cromwell in which would be not only fascinating but make this a coin collection of all fascist nation-states. Excepting the few US and Mexican coins. Please if anyone has any knowledge on these I would be most appreciative. Especially if it's real. I know it's def. Real silver. There's also a 2 sen coin from Meiji Japan I would like to know anything about. Thank you all for your time,
    Matt








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