That's the most astonishing die chip I've seen in the past several minutes.
I really don't think it would matter at all. The knowledgeable would be aware that it's a new and different company as of a particular date,...
So was the note printed by the BEP, or produced on someone's ink jet printer???????
It was issued by some private concern, probably as a fund-raiser, not by the U.S. Mint.
Or perhaps it's just that the gullible are becoming more computer literate.
I'm going to guess that the set was put together after 1998, simply because the quarter used could only be considered "obsolete" if we assume...
The obverse (bottom picture) is certainly in the style of a late Imperial coin (roughly 1890-1911), but after about a half-hour search,I have yet...
That's the best idea I've heard yet. If you decide that $20 St. Gaudens in MS68+ is all you want to collect, I guarantee you'll limit your...
Can you say "fake"? Of course since there are no pictures, it may just be a bit of fantasy that doesn't even exist. Linky-dinky
And here I thought that was just an elementary school yard "law". What a jerk!
A (very) brief history of Korean coinage: Prior to the late 19th Century - Cast round coins with a square hole similar in design to Chinese...
Just in case there's anyone out there who doesn't know better, rickyb is pulling your leg. There are NO world gold coins, and very few - if any...
The USPS postage calculator doesn't work for you?
I didn't notice your reference to Zanzibar originally, but it appears you are correct. It is a copper 1 Pysa, KM#1 in the Standard Catalog of...
From one of the Islamic countries, dated 1299AH (11/23/1881-11/12/1882). One of our members who reads Arabic will probably be along in a while...
1990 Korean 100 won and 1981 Taiwan 1 yuan. Don't have Krause handy to check the KM/Y #s or mintages, but both are quite common.
Possibly an early stage spoon job. If you check the diameter you'll most likely find it to be noticeably smaller than specification.
Which, of course, means that some sellers got hosed. You got the deals, and they got the shafts, for the simple reason that the number of people...
In more than 1,000 years of continuous casting, more similar cash coins in brass, copper, bronze, and even iron, were produced in China, Japan,...
Back during WW II, when I took high school civics, "Congress" consisted of the "House of Representatives" and the "Senate". Guess I missed it...
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