1957 5 and 10 satang. Both look to be the bronze type, a bit less common than the normally-seen aluminum-bronze.
I'd assume they're charging a premium for the toning. For what it's worth, I don't think that color is nice enough to triple the coin's asking price.
The British 10p would have the year on the obverse, and also that portrait was never used on the 24mm 10p, only the 28mm one had it.
Here's a couple of my newps from this weekend: [ATTACH] Some assorted Hong Kong dollars. The 2010s dates don't show up as much as the earlier...
Those first two definitely live up to the spirit of the post you quoted with their lower mintages! Nice ones.
I would also say that's on the lower end of VF.
Got these two Wide Rim SBAs yesterday: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] A friend has a 99-D with my name on it which will complete the SBA set for me.
That's the 1945-C business strike, not an essai. Nominal mintage of 22 million and change, but in practice it appears to be a little bit less...
In my experience using acetone, the only metal I've had issues with is aluminum. I don't think I've ever done iron, however.
I noticed that too, even tried reuploading them. Let's try it again: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The Czech 50 korun is my favorite among current circulating coins. [IMG][IMG]
It's probably a common coin, but tough to find in the US. When they do make their way onto ebay, they tend to sell for several dollars.
Dates on Colombian coins from this period often were doubled or had other issues. They're a lot of fun to look at.
This is where the difference of proof-like as a type of strike and proof-like as a descriptor of a mint state coin comes into play. The first...
Some more cheap but annoying to find pre-euro aluminum: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I already had this date, but my example was maybe F at best, so this...
Got these two yesterday. First, a 1914 Barber Dime that exceeded my expectations: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] And second, a slabbed Franklin: [ATTACH]...
Canadian PL coins do exist with cameo. ICCS recognizes it and I'm pretty sure at least one of the American TPGs does as well. Here's the first one...
In the case of modern Canadian coins, PL coins were minted specially for mint sets. They are usually considered their own finish, neither proof...
Or, in some cases, entire denominations. The postwar 1 lira and 2 lire were only made for a few years. While not particularly rare, they aren't...
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