The single character on the reverse stands for good luck / fortune. This is not a coin. I see no reason why this has to be made in precious...
Why should the 'token' be silver where it could easily be heavy toxic metal??? Never heard of lead paint toy? Gold plated panda 'coins'? Crooks...
Unless you know someone that's going to Japan, it would be hard to exchange it at current market value. You might be able to offload it here and...
Struck around 1920 in Honan Province, no date on the coin. This is a less common variety as the title says China instead of Honan.
Poland at one stage was ruled by Russia. You might be able to pick up some interesting coins. This is an example of a dual denomination coin:...
Regardless of it being a cleaned example, this particular coin is getting hard to find. A problem free even in F condition does command good 3...
I hate to imagine how much good numismatic materials were melted down / destroyed during the communist era. Those were some hard times and coins...
They are both Japanese. First coin is 2 sen dated 1875 (Meiji 8). Better photos will help identify the second coin.
Cheap? Leaded coated toys, pyrite drywall, adulterated food. Of course they are a real bargain until you look at the long term damage.
Japanese coin prices have slowly been creeping up - there are a few that I missed big time. In particular I should have got my hands on koban and...
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