I've been wanting to add one of these for a while. Can you imagine if a US engraver had spelled out his whole last name on a coin what a scandal...
The only 1 I have. [ATTACH]
I appreciate the thoughtful response. I didn't come out and say it but being a fake crossed my mind more than once. What gets me is how "correct"...
Ok, CT friends, I need a little help. I picked this up today at our monthly coin show. Everything thing at first glance appears good. The weight...
I struggled with this same problem last year. Fortunately, the dealer did negotiate and allow me to make payments. Sometimes, you just have to do...
To me, it looks like a greenish tint above the ear on the obverse and circling the denomination on the reverse. It may just be me.
My feeling is the TPG's would give XF details due to the corrosion/environmental damage that appears to be on it. I really like the die cracks....
Cool thread. Thanks for sharing. Way outside of my collecting area but very interesting.
I kind of forgot about it. Just came across it this morning...again. It was long enough that I enjoyed reading it again.
It's a slow day at work so I was working on cleaning up the files on my computer. I came across this piece I wrote a while back. I've never shared...
Oops...that's what I meant :facepalm:
This link will help you nail down the date. China 100 Yen https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1589.html
Better pictures would be needed to say for certain. Based on what I can see I would think VF-XF.
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