Relax guys. There's an easy way to keep abreast of things despite the fact that excessive posts by a few members sometimes push threads off the...
Aaaah, the benefits of the "ignore" button.
And what is 1000 x 0?
I haven't been to a Japanese flea market in quite a few years, but at the last one I saw at least 10 "replicas" for every genuine coin.
The Japanese 10 sen is the more common Type I Y#23, 2.5g .800 silver, dated Meiji 9 (1875), worth <$25. The 5 sen is Y#19, cu-ni, dated Meiji 26...
If my family and I are vaporized, or dying of radiation poisoning, I really won't care what happened/happens to my coins.
The SF mint actually did close at the end of 1955, and didn't reopen for production of proofs until 1968, so if the OP's piece was created before...
ALL silver tarnishes when exposed to pollutants in the atmosphere.
What ever happened to Speedy? The kid's only post this year was back in January.
I'm seeing multiple listings on EBay for rolls of wheat cents, with Mercury and/or Roosevelt dimes on the ends. When did silver dimes become a...
This sort of question always reminds me of the situation with ultra expensive wines, which collectors buy and sell at ridiculous prices and never,...
The stickers come right off. It's the glue that stays behind.
"Knowledgeable" sellers who insist that they are correct and Krause is wrong in attributing a coin.
The first half-coin picture shows the date "Year 2". Although most of the regime portion of the date is missing I think lonegunlawyer is correct...
At first glance it resembles a fuzzy, out-of-focus Elizabeth I of England. In any event, you should not be handling it barehanded except by the...
Actually it's Chiang Kai Shek on your Republic Year 63 (1974) Taiwanese 5 Yuan. Y#548, 28.9mm Cu-Ni. The 418,068,000 mintage is almost double...
They were listed with BIN prices, not auction prices. Therefore IMHO: The first guy gets a $135 refund if the typo was his, a chance to...
Can't do much about identifying coins when the pictures are so dark the dates can't be read.
Use a popsicle stick scale to compare the weight to a normal quarter. Instructions for making one are at...
NF Strings & Sons sells banking supplies, including coin wrappers. It does not roll coins for distribution.
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