I nominate this thread to be closed. No longer numismatic relevant. Nothing postive and no apologies.
The cellophane mint sets are definitely an official mint product from Leningrad mint. Some more information here...
You dont live in Australia and assumed that it didn't work well here. That is NOT well received and needs to be corrected.
Based on what rubbish is this a terrible decision? Result is what matters. Strike it hard and fast and that's how covid is kept under control. As...
Transnistria isnt the first country that issued plastic coin. In fact the record goes further than 100+ years issued in Cocos Keeling island which...
What is likely the case is that there might be some left over dies in the 1890s with the last two digits not engraved. Thus the second digit was...
I'm surprised you got the book in regular air mail. A few months back when I needed to get something mailed from there, what would normally cost...
As much as I do like the classics, they are meant to be part of a history. I hate to be the mint master and imagine the feedback you get is that...
Sometimes you got to eat the humble pie and listen. If you brush comments off as if there is nothing to contribute to, guess what - people...
That does have its flaws. The moment bars are handled, add in scratches and that's more than enough to throw the system.
I noticed that some auction houses are starting to take video clips of the actual coin and rotate them around to show toning and / or any fine...
Found a scan of the book cover. [img] Issued by the Bank of Korea. I believe it was issued in 1969 / 1970. If you can find it and offered at...
I believe the small Japanese gold bu coins is classified as white gold as it's made with low grade gold and silver.
Good pickup @The Eidolon . Will update. It's perfect timing as I have to add in this [img] A pattern tribute coin which you can see the Russian...
@The Eidolon : Silly me - I knew I did a fair bit of research on this. I have already done this on my site...
Eidolon - I know no Korean. This period of Korean coinage sparks my interest as it reflects the start up of a new currency as well as involvement...
There is a book that was issued by the Bank of Korea back in 1970s which covers this. Back in mid 1800s where various mints were setup to rip...
You are right about politics. China especially yuan Shi kai - well known as fat man on Chinese silver coins strongly opposed such naming....
I disagree. Gold in my opinion is over priced in today's world. If you look at the historical price of gold, it has only drastically increased in...
5 pounds back in the days would be like the equivalent of 500 pound coin. https://www.measuringworth.com/calculators/ukcompare/relativevalue.php...
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