It's probably an issue when you have too many parties involved forming a cartel otherwise it's unlikely to be one.
The pitting is concerning. The weight as much as it seems to be underweight - I believe it is within acceptable. This is an easily 4 figure coin...
Picked up a 50 cents which is actually a much harder denomination to find compared to the other denominations. This would be the third province...
Prices have definitely gone up for this. I reckon this is easily 50+ dollars for this condition A full set can cost a pretty penny
It's an obvious mint sport. I don't classify these as errors. Overstruck coins use old coins as planchets which is what this is Still...
You got to realize that there are buyers out there otherwise crooks like him wouldn't exist.
Another one that I have been noticing is how some sellers have been buying low grade coins and upsell them AND at the same time selling...
Yes and no. Australia Post exclusively distributes these dollar coins but ultimately its the Royal Australian Mint that strikes them. The same...
No idea of how many series there would be. As long as the mint can continue to milk the public interest would most likely be the response....
It's already in its 3rd series It's extremely difficult to complete a whole set from circulation as mintage is absurdly low. Can't remember the...
I believe the Krause catalog value for any of them will be irrelevant because they are quite uncommon, the Provisional Government 1943 5 fen and...
What are the 5 coins that you are missing Kanga? The few tough ones that I can think of are these 1940 Hua Hsing 1 fen 1943 Federal Reserve 5...
I intentionally chose post 2000s as coins are struck in bigger volumes and designed to last much longer. You'd think that with better refined...
I completely understand the issues with some dishonest buyers which ruins the hobby. I've bought some items that are worth less than 10 dollars...
Not surprisingly I find the prices of Russian coins have cooled (for the more common ones in general) I'm not too sure what area it is but I...
I've seen quite a fair bit of changes and this year has been quite different now that interest rates are going up. Global logistics have been a...
It seems that many modern circulating coins are all struck with one thing in common - cheap and plentiful. That got me thinking - are there any...
It looks like many are ex-jewellery. Nothing wrong if you bought them at a bargain / reasonable price. However I do not believe all are genuine.
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Yes. The 1943 Chinese puppet regime Manchukuo and Federal Reserve Bank come to mind In particular the 1943 Federal Reserve 5 fen is probably...
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