Post #3-- Top: looks like a copy, not genuine Bottom: May be from 1796, China, Qing dynasty. Here's a detailed explanation about that coin:...
Post #1-- Top-- Chinese cash coin, imported into Japan in 1736 where it was called "Kenryu tsuho"
These two coins-- top-- 1905 Korea 1 chon-- It catalogues for $12.50 in Fine, but in that condition it's not worth much. bottom-- Japan 1877 1...
The two coins in your post #2-- Top 1922 Japanese 5 sen-- more than 160 million minted-- catalogue value for that condition is about 45 cents....
I have two Canadian pennies just like that, except that they're both dated 1987. They weigh about 2.65 grams each, as opposed to 2.5 grams for the...
According to Krause-Mischler, it contains 3 grams of aluminum-bronze, or approximately 150 to the pound. What's the market price for...
I'm not surprised there are no bids, considering that when Spain switched to the Euro that coin was worth 1/33 of a Euro, or approximately 4 cents...
There is a discussion about Middle Eastern-made fake sovereigns at the following web site. Maybe someone there can answer your questions:...
The 1865 is definitely a fake-- that style of 6 was not used on coins in the 1860s.
Gold does not tarnish, so the brightness is not really a problem. However, the sovereign has been heavily counterfeited in the Middle East,...
Hello, Bill in Burl. You have a very interesting avatar.
Bunch of Conder tokens Here are most of the Conder tokens in my collection. There are probably all common ones (except for maybe the Lunatic...
I remember looking for wheats as early as 1967 and couldn't find many in circulation. I got real excited when I found a 1944 and a 1957 in change...
Heckuva 9 there. Now I'm going to have to search through my '89s.
I don't like the zinc cents because they corrode very easily. Zinc is a lousy metal for coinage.
Here's the Edward I (?) penny. Unfortunately, the portrait is not very clear
Here is a scan of the Elizabeth I shilling:
Maybe he meant a Canadian silver maple leaf (face value of $5 Canadian)?
Maybe he meant a 55 doubled die... Those are very valuable in any condition
I'm disappointed to hear about the shilling-- I paid the Japanese equivalent of £30 for it several years ago. Maybe I can find an American...
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