Here's one of my recent acquisitions: 1907-D Double Eagle
What you have is a medal commemorating graduation from the Nanyocho Elementary School. Nanyocho is the Japanese name given to a Pacific island...
It might be easier to buy based on weight. But US junk silver is usually bought and sold in the US based on the face value.
That is the proper design for a 1770 8 reales. The portrait 8 reales was first minted in 1772. However, saying that, I can't say offhand if that...
Given that explanation, if it's not in official government packaging, I wouldn't touch it with a 10-foot pole.
Just remember, there can be variations in that formula. I have seen some people calculate the silver weight as low as .715 ounce/dollar to account...
"At melt" means spot price X .900 X weight of the (pre-1965) silver coins (which officially is .7752 ounce/dollar face value, or conversely, $1.29...
I concede your point, especially if the coin is bought from a dealer who won't guarantee the coin's authenticity.
Personally, I don't think you have too much to worry about with your 1890 silver dollar, unless it is a CC (the letters would appear below the...
I have about 50 1987 Canadian cents and none of them that I have weighed so far weighs in excess of 2.53 grams. So I think that 2.65 grams is well...
Copper is not a precious metal, and the price is in avoirdupois pounds, or 454 grams. Of course, a flim-flam artist could conceivably try to pass...
If you want a pound of copper, just save 154 pre-1982 pennies! Weight per coin: 3.11 grams Copper content: 95% Copper weight per coin: 2.9545...
The best coin I've found in a junk box recently is an 1864-L Indian Head cent. It's damaged, but the L clearly shows, and I only paid the...
Thanks. :) They were the best ones I found at a recent show. There were others, but they had corroded considerably, even to the point where...
That website shows a price of 50 cents for a 1961 5-centavos in Very Fine condition. Unfortunately, your coin is in worse condition, and maybe...
When the Suzies were introduced in 1979, they were criticized for their design, and people were always mistaking them for quarters because of...
You paid 9 cents for a Swiss 20 francs gold coin? What an incredible bargain!
Yesterday marked the last day of the Tokyo International Coin Convention which is held in Tokyo, Japan every year in late April/early May. There...
Checking the US Mint's own web site, it doesn't appear that there is a proof version of the 5 ounce coin. Thus this round, if it is a...
The seller him/herself says that it is a replica. Yet it seems to be a genuine article. Maybe the seller is confused because the coin is so big...
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