Well, you're partially correct. The obverse (top photo) is in Chinese and the reverse is in Manchu. That means it's from the days of the Chinese...
It only takes one fingerprint to seriously devalue a coin!
Where on earth would you find someone with 30 billion dollars to take it off your hands at 85% of melt?
Probably because such testing would be destructive. Would you offer up one of your "R" or "S" notes as a sacrifice on the altar of numismatic...
So why do I get this when I click on the link?
What a great find! Japanese Protectorate of Korea, Kuang Mu 9 (1905), KM#1125, Bronze 1 chon. From the picture it's hard to tell the exact...
Here's what the album cover looks like.
I think I have finally perfected the display of my OFECs. It's organized in regime date order within an alphabetical array of countries. With...
Japan has 47 Prefectures.
Can you say "Troll"?
For the benefit of those of us over 30 who don't use our phones for text messages, or speak acronym, what does "bwr" mean?
I am a long time coin collector familiar with the correct technical terms for specific coin denominations. However, if like Humpty Dumpty in...
It's 5 piastres dated AH1394-CE1974 under the eagle. Listed in Krause as having minimal value.
That's a "cent", not a "penny".
19th Century British penny? Modern British penny? US Large cent? US Small cent? Please be specific.
Welcome to CoinTalk Katie. I completely agree with Matthew that for your type of collection 2x2s, available at any coin shop or online, are the...
After slogging through the entire 59-page opinion, I have to agree that although it started as a patent infringement case, the Court has winnowed...
Neither does Google or any of three other search engines I used. Four of the top five sites found by Google are this thread (#2) and three other...
My favorite shop go-to shop in Tokyo is World Coins Japan, www.coins.co.jp (Japanese language site), email is info@coins.co.jp and they do read...
Do you want the name and address of someone in Japan? All the real experts I know are over there.
Separate names with a comma.
