I didn’t even know any of them were milled. I’m sure I would have noticed if I got any in my change. Next time I see a junk bin I should look...
The 15 kopeks brings back memories of being an exchange student in Moscow in the early 90’s. Even though that denomination was effectively...
I was just in Japan a few weeks ago and the 10 yen coins were a nuisance. They always took up a bunch of space in my pocket. After seeing yours...
If a chop made the coin more likely to be accepted in commerce, why wouldn’t they add a fake chop? Weren’t chops intended as a mark of...
Were the fake chops “contemporary counterfeit chops” or are they more recent? Why would someone put a fake chop on a genuine coin when the same...
I’ve never been negatively surprised after receiving a GC coin in hand. For True Views, however, I always find myself looking at a non TV photo...
Thanks! US Philippines has been on my radar lately as I really like the design. For this particular coin, I had some inspiration from...
I have my first one coming in the mail today: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
My understanding is that coins like this one with a single well placed chop mark on one or both sides, and otherwise fully original, are...
It looks a lot better than most other damaged coins. Took me a bit to notice the funky rim. At least it is spooned consistently.
I’m seeing a bit of porosity. My main concern would be whether it gets into a slab at all.
Waiting impatiently for these to come in the mail. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I really like those designs. I wish we would do a full redesign of US circulating coins.
Wow. As always you have so much eye candy that it’s hard to know where to start. The Athenian Owl is impossible not to like and has a lot of...
The most I’ve ever paid for a modern commemorative, just purchased at a coin shop in Tokyo. Fiftieth anniversary of the first Shinkansen (bullet...
Thanks everyone for the replies. So now I am a bit bummed out. I saw two of these GSA dollars at the shop for 28,000 yen each, which at the...
I just picked this up at a well established coin shop in Tokyo, Ginza Coins. Is there any reason to suspect it is counterfeit? [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Beautiful coin! The low 6 digit serial number suggests it was more conservatively graded. I am much more comfortable with those than the 7 digit...
I remember using an elongating machine somewhere in Europe, pretty sure it was Amsterdam. The 5 euro cent was a much better host coin than a US...
It’s fine if they want to jumble a bunch of words together on the portrait to describe the subject, but the denominations and legends need to be...
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