Interesting. In Japanese "shi" is a word for both "4" and "death".
Not all fakes are identical my friend. The only valid comparison is with a known genuine coin.
Have you verified that it is attractive to a magnet, and not just a copper cent that has been used in a high school chem lab experiment? If so, a...
Uh huh.
My guess is a token from the ancient Cambodian temple at Angkor Thom, near the more famous temple at Angkor Wat. The script seems to be Khmer,...
What's the weight in grams and the width in millimeters? Does the reverse appear to have been machined? How does the thickness compare to a...
It's supposed to look Roman, but it's much too round and evenly struck, so my guess is late 20th Century/early 21st Century fantasy.
One of hundreds of US Bicentennial medals produced by dozens of companies. This one depicts most of the first 38 Presidents from Washington to...
As discussed in a recent thread, identical Military Payment Certificates were used worldwide by US forces after WWII. There were several series...
How can we help trusting and respecting the judgment, knowledge and skill of one who says:
It also works for Meiji, Taisho and Heisei for 1870-present coverage, but isn't it simpler to just mentally add the coin's year to 67 for Meiji,...
Not with Britannia - the reverse would be a crowned shield with four coats of arms, including multiple varieties of the Irish harp. For George III...
The Republic of the Marshall Islands is an independent country - sort of. The 1986 Compact of Free Association with the U.S. provides for the...
Bullion coins IMHO. Even a bezel leaves discernible marks on a coin, and once clinched, it is forever just another jewelry item.
Would you believe this imbecile? I sent him a question about the illegal use of media mail, which would actually be more expensive than 1st...
Brass ¥5, Showa 43 (1968) - Bronze ¥10, Showa 29 (1954) Bronze ¥10, Showa 35 (1960) - Bronze ¥10, Showa 44 (1969) Check out this site.
Annual "mint sets" include coins from all mints producing circulation coins that year. The last year to include S coins, before San Francisco...
Amazing. Unanimity on Coin Talk!
It's listed as KM#MS2 in the 2008 35th Ed., which says 10,740 sets were issued at US$5.30, with a current market value of US$5. The proof set...
Have you checked under "Samoa"? "Western" was dropped from the country's name in 1997.
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