What is the size and weight? Any guesses what it's made of? Silver, bronze, copper?
Here is another Chinese coin I picked up on Ebay. Weight 26.1 g, size 39 x 3 mm. Handsome, but maybe fake? Since it was mailed from China (with...
2 crusader coins Here are my two. 1. A ducat from Robert d'Anjou (aka Robert de Taranto) king of Achaia 2. A bronze follis from Tancred, Regent...
I have a Casio Exilim and am pretty pleased with the results. The trick is, it can't focus closer than 17 cm, so I put it on a drill press 17 cm...
OK, useful info. Fortunately I didn't pay a lot for the coin. Anybody know why fakes should display "strong rims, weak detail on outer edge"?...
Thanks very much for the info!
26,6 g, 40 mm. Seller says 50% silver. I'd be interested what makes you think this coin is fake (other than a general suspicion of Chinese coins...
This coin was sold to me as "Republic of China", which I thought meant Taiwan but apparently probably means pre-Communist China (e.g. Sun Yat...
Who or where is "Bob Reis"? Amazon.co.uk (where I buy most of my English books) doesn't apparently stock Jorgensen's "Old Coins of China". This...
2/3 Thaler Very handsome coin. I have a 2/3 thaler too. This curious denomination was apparently exactly equal to 1 Gulden at the time. Yes,...
Gordianus Pius Denarius? Here is supposedly a Denarius of Gordianus Pius I picked up on ebay. Any opinions on whether it is real or not? The...
5 Reichsmark Martin Luther Commemorative Here is a Martin Luther commemorative from 1933. No swastika or anything--just Martin Luther.
Why do you think it was made in Italy? "Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Führer" is certainly German. I'd be interested in any info you might have about...
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Sorry, not responsible for the ad links I just noticed that my previous contribution contains 4 advertising links. Not my responsibility, I...
I spotted a rather handsome Adolf Hitler commemorative coin from 1945 on ebay.fr, but somebody else got it. However, I note another currently...
Ebay buyer's point of view I live in Germany and buy most of my coins on Ebay, so far with no great problem. I've learned I have to look out for...
Right you are, or mostly. With your reference to Emmerich, I went back to my World Coins and found Emmerich - "see Cleves", and under Cleves WH...
Hello, Recently bought a 2/3 Thaler of Frederick III of Brandenburg from 1693. See attached images. Shows a mintmark "WH", but my Standard...
Thanks so much!
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