Counterfeit Yongzheng cash, modern made.
Counterfeit Jiaqing cash. Looks struck, the originals are cast.
First is Kangxi, Board of Revenue. Late 1680's.
Arcade tokens tend to be either 0.963" or, less commonly, 0.900". Try searching for trade tokens instead of merchant tokens.
Looks good. Bonks were cut from long strips of Japanese copper, and the weights are always screwy. Check the weights of the pieces on Zeno.ru and...
The rin is an interesting denomination. It was a bridge denomination between the old pre-Meiji system and the reformed system which brought the...
In Japan, when the Meiji era monetary reforms were put in place the old 1 min coppers were set at a value of 10 to 1 sen. With 100 sen = 1 yen...
For info on pre-Meiji precious metal coinage in English, the Catalog of the Pre-Meiji Coins in the British Museum and Munro are the best. Any more...
Hi all, sorry I'm late to this thread. I have a few thoughts. 1. Hartill's book is the best in English on pre-milled Japanese. Munro's is great...
Heisei 31 proof sets are selling for between $100-160 in Japan right now. Mint sets can be found for about $25 or so over there. The Reiwa 1 sets...
All of them are in krause. However mint and dating are not in Krause, at least not for the cash coins. You need a specialized reference for them....
Yes 9 V is 9 May. V is the roman numeral for 5.
That video is cool. Somewhere there are pictures of unofficial Vietnamese cash floating on water from a collector who wanted to see if they really...
Why does the U.S. still make the 1 cent coin when it's only worth £0.0077 or €0.0089? I mean, come on! I would need 1.3¢ to make a 1p purchase in...
Hi folks, I have some coins with bronze disease. I've tried mechanical cleaning (wire brush and pick) but it came back on some of them. What has...
I have been impulsive, and still am! I collect square holed east asian cash coins, and I love nothing more than buying a big lot of 100+ mixed...
Your second coin is in the Bei Song Tung Qian (Northern Sung Copper Coins), #1740. Notation says 阔 缘 kuo yuan (broad rim), rarity 10 (commonest)....
Must be related to the guy who sold Archie Bunker his Onega watch ;)
My preference on vinyl flips is not to use them. Use Non vinyl flips to avoid damage to your coins.
You can also search for crown size flips. That's just the fancy name for the 2.5x2.5 inch flips. Definitely get non-pvc to prevent damage to your...
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