The green spots found on some copper coins are called verdigris this is a copper salt like rust. It is usually copper acetate, but can be a copper hydroxide. Neither of these would come off with any kind of...
Before you read this guide, please go straight to my fourth guide to read about the thwarted crook. With the increase in gold prices, you see more and more sovereigns being sold on eBay and that also means...
I hope you have arrived here after reading the first part of this article. In this part, I will be showing you some more examples of the dubious and the downright ugly that at some time have been passed off as...
I hope you have arrived here after reading the first two of my guides. This is my first update of the new year - 18th January 2007 and in this part I will continue with my earlier theme and will be showing you...
The Gold Sovereign A brief history, with technical specifications. Gold sovereigns are probably the world's most famous and recognisable coins.We are limited to 10 images per review, so we have created...
On visiting coin fairs and dealers' shops in the UK these days you will usually find at least a smattering of coins for sale which are held in officially authenticated plastic holders. The same is true of...
Do you have a British coin, which was used in circulation, and do not know if its rare or not? Below is a guide on the very rare and expensive (Price over 100 pounds for FINE condition) British 19th and 20th...
Gold Coins Struck with 21 in the Field or Stamped 21 - Blame Saudi Arabia Things have been relatively quiet lately but here is a subject I have not discussed so far but this is another general area where you...
I normally write about fakes but there is currently a spate of so-called patterns being sold on eBay and these pieces of nonsense are being described as rare. I should have hoped that people would do their...
Another eBay Attempted Fraud Johnno42000 We noticed this dodgy eBay seller because he was using our gold sovereign Krugerrand photographs, then we worked out he was a crook.Many eBay sellers, including dealers...