It's not just coins they don't like outside of museums - it's pretty much any antiquities you can think of - pottery, statuary, etc. They seem to...
Personally, I see the difference between artificial and natural toning as being time. Artificially toned coins are all done in a hurry .Naturally...
Nice set! looks like you have a lot of fun times ahead of you hunting down coins to fill out your collection! My grandfather also introduced me...
Would have been cooler if it read 'MURICA!
1912, just found it a few weeks ago!
First time doing this in the ancients group. Mine is going to the post office next week. Did an "around the world mix" of coins which I think is nice.
Definitely cleaned. I'd say F-VF, average circulated.
Glad to see life is peachy in the I.R. of Iran :yack::dead:
Agreed, UK. Victoria young head with the bun is unmistakeable.
Yes, Jaipur State. The Jhar leaf is their symbol (the fern looking leaf on the reverse).
Yeah, I collect East Asian cast coinage and slabs are just a joke in this field. There is a company in China that slabs them, but they aren't...
Japanese coins are dated by the nengo (reign period). Meiji began in 1867, so add the reignal years to the start of the reign and you have the...
You wont see flow lines because modern proof coins are struck multiple times on polished planchets. Some of the spin cast coins are quite close to...
The fading you mentioned is natural toning of the coin, or oxidation of the surface. It happens to all metal exposed to air and moisture. You can...
Netherlands east indies, 1838j. The denomination is on the obverse, 1 cent.
You can try scott semans, his website is coincoin.com Also you can try the ANA library, they lend to members through the mail for the cost of...
They were trying to imitate the granular looking fields you find on Qianlong and Jiaqing cash. This one probably wasnt meant to decieve...
Modern fantasy amulet. That speckled background is a dead give away. For genuine amulets to compare it with see Zeno.ru under china-charms.
Yes manymore is correct. This is a modern Chinese production based on Yongle Tongbao coins. Best called an amulet or medallion.
Yes. Meiji 39.
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