To be honest, if even that was cleaned, it is definitely a coin I would go after if I could afford it. Personally I couldn't care less if a coin...
Very interesting and excellent photos. I'm aware of their existence and tried to find one at a reasonable price for my overstrike coin collection...
WOW. Do you realize how scarce it is these days? Haven't seen one for a while other than in auction catalog.
Some solders are made out of silver alloy. Most people wouldn't think solders are worth much. If you can obtain such solders and refine them...
The first type of 1 jiao was actually struck in 1933 till 1939, not 1934. For a complete list of Manchukuo that were struck, please see here:...
New Zealand is also a good example. If I recall correctly, almost all of New Zealand coins were struck overseas, mostly in UK, Canada and...
The first coin is a coin from Manchukuo. I can't quite see the date due to the low grade. To identify it, please feel free to use this site as...
Reintroducing precious metals into coinage is a dead idea. The moment when the price of precious metals go higher than face value would mean...
Soon you'll see similar features to what's offered on digital cameras: shock proof, water proof, dust proof. What's next - counterfeit proof?...
Saint George is not officially the first silver bullion coin from Russia. According to the Central Bank of Russia, the first issue is the Sable...
My apologies - I got Royal Mint and Pobjoy Mint mixed up. In some mints' annual report, they report details of whom the clients are. I know the...
It depends how you want to define "bullion". In my opinion, a bullion does not necessary have to be circular in shape nor does it have to weigh...
I rather not find out. Such coins are actually extremely rare and unless you know it inside out, I wouldn't want to waste money on it. The chances...
Normally used for drill bits as tungsten carbide. High price for metal is may not necessary be a good thing. Remember the times when copper...
I am under the impression that the Austrian thaler was popular for trading in the late 1700s and it was restriked for many years to come.
Not genuine. If you can read Chinese, this is a nonsense mule of Hunan and Xinjiang. Xinjiang has never minted such silver coins.
It could be possible that the Royal Mint just supply planchets to Russia. However I think it is very unlikely as both St. Petersburg and Moscow...
This is going to be interesting. Imagine if a tourist is to travel to Denmark. I hate to think how expensive the foreign exchange rate transaction...
It's some crap buyers that ruin the whole seller experience. There was a buyer that I sold at a loss and whinged about some defect that wasn't...
Sounds like an open invitation for collectors that own Swedish copper plate money to post their photos! One of those "coins" on my wishlist but I...
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