Perhaps he's one of many who have posted it here over the years, but I was using Toolhaus long before I ever heard of Doug. He's earned a lot of...
Let's face it - an ignorant uneducated slob is still a slob, and an ignorant uneducated collector is still a collector. What your friend is not...
The annual Japanese Numismatic Dealers Association Catalog, usually obtainable from Joel Anderson or on ebay, for <$20. It covers all Japanese...
Faster, more complete because it includes neutrals which are often very informative, and with an option to see "false positives", which are...
JNDA Catalog #11-74, issued by the Bank of Japan. Itagaki Taisuke was an early supporter of the Emperor in his battle to recapture Imperial...
Correct me if I'm wrong, but if the world ends, there won't be any daisies to push up, will there?
A coin issued by the Mint is deliberately altered - how can you deny that it has been damaged? I absolutely do not have to learn to appreciate...
To quote Charley Brown - Good Grief!
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It should be pointed out that this legend is in the traditional Japanese form, to be read right to left:年 七 十 二 治 明nen nana ju ni Ji Meiread as:...
You bet! Very.
The key is having a macro setting on your camera. That allows true in-focus closeup photography. So far as mega pixels go, any modern camera has...
Meiji 27 (1894), Y#23, 2.6957g .800 silver, .0693g ASW. I would grade it VF detail, but IMHO the slightly damaged rim adjacent to the character...
If I used emoticons, I would show you the one of someone losing his lunch.
The full date on the reverse is November 22, 1975. From the appearance in your picture, I would guess that it's copper-nickel, the same material...
It's a medal commemorating the date he was proclaimed King, two days after the death of long-time dictator Francisco Franco.
You got that right! Y#A25.3/JNDA#1-10A, dated Meiji 28, Type II, 26.9568g .900 fine silver, .78 oz. ASW. Type II (minted from 1886-1912) has a...
Slight typo there! it's .925 (Sterling) silver, and only ~34mm. (925mm would be almost 3'3".)
I couldn't have phrased it any better. And arguing about colors with the blind is an exercise in futility. My final word on the subject:...
I was 99 & 44/100th of the same view before I saw the reeding. Now I'm 120% of that opinion. Counterfeits have been cast for hundreds of...
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