And a vise would do an even better job, without endangering anyone's soul.
Hard to be certain from a picture, but the loop appears to be original to the piece, not soldered on later as would occur when converting a coin...
Taxidermist posted the translation ("Shalom" = "Peace"), apparently while you were typing since the timestamp is the same on your post and his!
When I tried to enlarge the pictures enough to clearly see the characters, they pixilated. The legends are definitely not in Arabic or Chinese...
Believe it or not, pictures that are right side up, and with sufficient detail to read the legends, are infinitely easier to identify than...
Aside from the fact that Canadian coinage always includes the word "CANADA" in its legends, it's an extremely good idea to read the material you...
Now that isn't right. Each group of five 3¢ coins would make up 15¢ toward the dollar change - for example 30 3-centers + a dime, 10 3-centers +...
Even if you can't weigh the coin, you can check it's weight against regular coins. All wheat cents (except the 1943 steel ones) and Memorial...
Think about it John. You are asking other people to spend their time figuring out what your question is, and responding to it. Wouldn't it be...
NEVER a good idea!
Woul\d you like the address of the company selling the bag in my poll? They might give you a decent price for it so they can restock.
If you're talking about the uneven thickness, that's a fairly common feature, that brings no premium whatsoever. The planchets just aren't...
While looking through one of my Beautiful Bride's mail order catalogs I came across these wonderful items! 30 cents for $29.95 + S/H6 nickels for...
Actually, I doubt that you could get more than $5, if that, in the condition shown. The stainless steel 1975 Italian 100 Lire (KM#96.1) is one...
Sorry, if it isn't worth your time and effort to follow that excellent advice, why should I wast my own time and effort trying to figure out what...
The top photo needs to be rotated 90 degrees to the right. In that position, the first character is the number 8; the second character -...
Not my cup of tea. Far too much work for a limited use document IMHO. Besides, that type of listing for world coins (including US) has...
Unlike the vast majority of your informative postings, for this one it is difficult to overstate my disinterest in the whole subject of...
By 2006 it had grown to 548 pages, exclusively devoted to Canadian coinage!
Metal cutters are the closest choice to my method, using tile nippers.
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