It's a set of Japanese coins. These are worth a bit in face value - at 1 USD for 115 yen (depending on the day of exchange rate), they add up very...
I think what bothered me is that while the pictures show a good scale of the different coins for each mint set - in order to make it fit within...
I am intrigued -I would like to know what reference PCGS uses to identify it as a warlord coin. Quite a few nice copper coins you've got there. I...
Pretty nice set. I'm not too sure if I have seen such "cast" coin, especially coming from Hunan Province. I'm certain it's a contemporary...
It comes down to what circumstances led to the downfall of "worthless" precious metals. In an event of a war - most certainly. You can't feed...
I've tried to assemble one copper and silver coin from each province. I highly recommend not to start one as it's just too costly, if not absurdly...
I'm suspecting there may be hints available at youtube - I can't type in Korean so I don't know what terms to search for. Gave a random search...
Muzyck - I own 5 examples and I see no evidence that any of the Uighurstan 10 cash are overstruck. However 20 cash coins were definitely...
I guess somewhere along the lines, there must be some tweaking during the minting process. I'm certain that something must have happened with the...
A tip that I have when you are trying to feature the underlying element is that you never attempt to take coin photos at an angle. This makes it...
I am curious - considering this economic climate for Venezuela, where are their coins struck and banknotes printed? I hardly believe they are made...
The original host of the Chekiang 10 cash coin can be identified if there is better closeup photo. I'm suspecting it's 1898 5 fun which is the...
I think the only explanation that I can offer is that this is that during the manufacturing process, the inner core nickel somehow was missed....
This reminded me - if there is just one example that I can nominate, it would be this [img] I would have liked the crown size but this will do....
I'm still investigating the history of this particular coin as the only sources that I can find are quite recent. Krause does mention two types,...
If it is the very same seller that I am thinking that's supposedly based in the Netherlands with about 2000 feedback, stay away! Almost none of...
I'm not too sure if I can believe the story of such counterstamps - I've seen a flood of them appearing in the last few years. Mind you, those...
I would be curious to see what the coin looks like, after all it was in a burned down truck. Makes you wonder why it was in there. If it is what...
There is a commemorative coin to go with this medal [img]
This is definitely a highlight in any serious Chinese-Soviet collectors and congratulations! Definitely not a coin that appears in the market...
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