Agreed. What's the diameter?
Unfortunately 4-5 year-old listings are long gone, so I can't show you the one that I think would win the prize in a walk. As I recall, it was a...
Rita, I'm not quite sure why you have copied the original pictures three times. Is your coin dated Showa 38 (1963) like the Y#72a non-error...
Either post a clear picture of the obverse - the side with characters all the way around - so one of us who reads Japanese dates can tell you what...
What's the problem?
I've found it easier to tell "4" form "8" by looking for the curve in the bottom line of the "8", than to just go by the overall width of the...
1851 large cent "Mature Head", "normal date", VG8-F12 according to the Red Book grading guide, mintage 9,889,707 including the overdate variety....
I'm not sure about Chinese or Annamese coins, but the magnet test isn't necessarily conclusive when dealing with Japanese coins of the same basic...
Interesting. Here's one expert who espouses your view: On the other hand, this website says they were, cut, flattened and then struck:...
But unless otherwise specified, the photos are "life-size", and 20mm is right on, according to my calipers.
And those were the cheap ones!
The ROC coin is dated Republic Year 18 (1929). The denomination is 2, but I don't recognize the old-style second character as either fen/cent or...
A private mint calling them "official" doesn't confer any legitimacy on them. Yeah, "special order" of the private mint's management.
Google "countryname mint" and in most cases you'll find links to the national mint website. Mintages are probably shown there, and if not at...
One way is to compare the portraits with those on a known genuine coin. Ebay seems to have done something to prevent the image from being posted,...
Spooned.
No Bill, the real problem is that you are arguing about whetherthere was a gunman on the grassy knollUFOs/ETs are being concealed in Area 51the...
Frankly I didn't see any of the coins as well as they would have shown up in clear, cropped still photos, and the color seemed to be off quite a...
If the "problem" is the uneven strike - strong on the right side and weak on the left, that's the most likely cause. I would agree if the coin...
A little research on the topic discloses that "Goloid" is a silver alloy with a small amount of gold and a somewhat larger amount of copper which...
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