Yechhh!
I always check with Scott Semans any time I am looking for out-of-print numismatic literature. If he doesn't have it, he can probably find it.
That must be a wealthy six-year-old!
Actually, I only collect circulation coins, so I get my info on commems from the JNDA catalog. I haven't gotten my 2009 edition yet and of course...
Right on!!!
DO NOT USE NAIL POLISH REMOVER "CONTAINING" ACETONE! Sorry to shout, but using adulterated acetone is a pretty scary thing to do. The only safe...
Japan doesn't issue anything that would strictly qualify as a "bullion" coin in the style of the ASE, etc., but it does issue silver...
As of today: Face value: ~$1.065 Bullion value:$8.94/oz x .0926g ASW = ~82.8¢ Numismatic value: ~$1.50
Just curious Frank - how do you hold a conversation with someone who hasn't been seen in this forum for a few days short of 5 years, 10 months???
Type A (the irregular 4), as designated by the Japanese Numismatic Dealers Association catalog is quite rare. Mintage figures are not broken...
That's 22K.
It's upside down.
Which is technically inaccurate. The date for the first year of each Imperial reign is written with the character "gan" (元), meaning "first"...
I hate to burst your bubble, but officially there are now only 8 planets. Pluto has been demoted to "Dwarf Planet" status. [IMG]
Undoubtedly from one of the Chinese counterfeit factories.
A typical plastic ruler on the grocery or drug store's "back to school" aisle will have an inch scale on one edge and a mm scale on the other....
BTW, the correct term for company-issued paper exchangeable for merchandise is "scrip", without a "T".
Either [IMG] or [IMG] would be nice.
Watch out or some idiotic Congressperson will introduce a bill authorizing:1¢ designs for each voting precinct5¢ designs for each official Census...
Here is a link to the best and most understandable Japanese coin dating site on the web. (Fully illustrated!)
Separate names with a comma.
