Need more information. Denomination, photos etc. These days one cannot take anything for granted. Even common Korean coins are counterfeited!...
Erm no. The year looks wrong
This is a bit naughty as it's not quite a denomination but thought I'd post it here too Japan Akita Prefecture 1863 (ND) "4" monme 6 bu. [img]...
Baltic State 1757 4 kopek [img] Russia 1762 4 kopek [img]
I think the real problem is that as these coins and banknotes were issued when the army was marching around the country - there isn't really any...
I know literally nothing about early US dollar coins and was scrolling through - found this...
What matters if any one is crazy enough to pay such money. It might be signs of either inflation or times are just too good.
This should be placed in a hall of shame. Imagine this - counterfeiters coming across this thread and laughing their head off as they've managed...
Go back to the start and read again. It did not matter who did the chopmark or assay or whatever. Counterfeiters are smart and still continue to...
Why does it matter who did it? If I'm a merchant, I'm not going to assume a familiar chopmark is a sign that its genuine.
Chopmark is pretty much a cheap way to test if the coin is not some plated base metal. Here is an example of genuine chopmark coin [img] Here...
That's how counterfeiters make money when threads like this appear - greed.
Let's be real. Taiwan dollar and shanghai tael in a box. Odds of other Chinese crowns to be genuine? I would have better luck winning the lotto...
This is why it's best to create your own thread to avoid ambiguity. Regardless of what it is, the best case is that it's a jewellery coin. While...
Just to add on The Japanese yen is dated 1904 and the Memento dollar has no year but is struck in 1927. Give ebay a search on sold prices - I'm...
I am somewhat mixed in my opinion. The weight in my opinion cannot be used reliably as I cannot see a way of how much resin is on the coin....
Normally when I see Asian silver crowns these days, they are not genuine. However this time, I'm quite certain that they are both genuine. While...
Where do I find a copy of this book? Seems to be uncommon...
Proof version of this does exist but is quite rare. This is not proof unfortunately.
The original weight of the coin is meant to be 26.7g (if i recall correctly) If this weighs exactly 1 ounce, regardless of the lacquer on it, I...
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