If that isn't a typo, you probably have a Chinese-made replica of a Nuevo Peso.
IMHO that reference alone establishes the utter ignorance of your source. What on earth is a "mint district", and what would anything related...
The first one is a so-called "tribute" to the Fugio Cent, and worth its weight in the metal its made of. The second one is a "magic token",...
I don't think its a coin at all. Most probably a temple token or "charm".
Either the absence of any characters or a single character at the top denoting that it was cast in Tokyo. Chinese, Korean and Annamese coins...
Absitively, posilutly gross.
Authentication as a Japanese coin requires a look at the reverse.
About the only safe answer is: Faster than the other direction. Canadian customs is famous for taking a long time to clear things.
And T$ has only hit the highlights of US coin valuation. For the rest of the world there are the 5 phone-book sized volumes of the Standard...
All of these denominations have been used in multiple countries The denomination is Zlote. You need to (preferably) post clear photos/scans of...
Sure wish I had a picture of a hammer hitting a nail squarely on the head to post here! The only change I would make in that sentence would be...
Has anyone seen the movie "Mongol", which has a split second closeup of a coin in the opening credits? Set in 11th Century Mongolia, and telling...
You will have to fill out a customs declaration on a USPS form, which you obtain at your local post office, or online at www.usps.com. Be sure to...
1st picture, bottom row, second from right: South Korea, KM#35.2, 2001 100 won, cu-ni, 15¢ on a good day. Last picture: Probably struck brass...
In the buyer's dreams.
Why not post some pictures so the forum experts can give their opinions?
I guess that's like collecting vintage wines or unopened rolls of coins, but as a practical matter to me it makes them useless for their intended...
The reference I consult most often is the latest edition of the annual Nihon Kahei Katurogu (Japanese Numismatic Dealers Association Catalog),...
Or a dollar three-eighty. Krause is off to the high side at least as often as its off to the low side.
Traci, I would really appreciate it if you would stop using the pejorative term "Jap". WWII has been over for nearly 54 years, and the interned...
Separate names with a comma.
