Aluminum coins are somewhat unloved. I would like to post some photos but just can't figure out how to do on this tablet. There are a few things...
The most obvious sign is if you can read Chinese, it says five yuan on the reverse instead of one. There was never such coin struck.
One of those new generation counterfeits. This is not easy to tell. The only obvious sign is the surface. 1843 mw ruble is not too common as it...
Very interesting way to display coins. I like it! Innovative. I am personally a big fan of Dansco albums in particular the world albums but they...
Are they really the same coin? The details don't seem to check out. On the other hand, 1896 ruble coins are very common in VF condition. Unless...
Hi everyone, I have not been active in the forum for a while. There is a good reason - my laptop of 5 years have decided to 'die' and that caused...
I'm not convinced that it is genuine. Looks very similar to some of the recent counterfeits.
This is a rather tricky one. Because this is not an official product of the US mint, Hawaii mint is actually classified as a private mint....
Took me a while to remember it. http://www.ma-shops.com/frank/item.php5?id=6218&lang=en&curr=EUR
That reminded me of a particular commemorative coin. For some reason I just cannot remember where it is from - likely to be from Africa or Pacific...
Now this is not coins but here's something that is related to counterfeits....
I think you are trying to get one of such 'junk' coins too cheap, you are more likely to get a counterfeit. The quality of counterfeits are so...
The centre fold is a real shame otherwise it's in a decent condition!
That said, chopmarked coins mean nothing these days with such counterfeit. Please feel free to check this link:...
We have a 'sexy' seller (?) trying to sell these counterfeits. Sales would be even sexier if they are genuine to start off with....
Ok, I'll put in my 2 cents worth using the pictures from the first post. 1: 1936 5 fen 2: 1912 10 cash x 2 3: 1890s Fukien Province 1.44 mace or...
I can put my fortune on this that higher quality counterfeits are a sign to come and giving more details is an excellent education for...
I believe it is what is called lathe lines. This might be of interest http://www.errorvariety.com/Lathe-lines/
Probably the most cost effective way that I can think of is get a compass cutter and cut a cardboard to shape. You can get perfect circle in that way.
I thought I'd compile a type set of Paul I coinage of what I have. This is missing some varieties including the gold five ruble, 2 kopek with no...
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