This is what I have been trying to explain for years when it comes to these counterfeits. People thought the best solution is to stop buying coins...
Bought a couple of interesting cancelled Egyptian coins [img] [img] They are both magnetic. I don't know why they are cancelled - they...
Bought a bunch lot of low grade Japanese Meiji era coins and was going through duplicates. Nearly missed this but realized they looked different....
Here's one thing I can assure you if you are buying Chinese coins on ebay. Unless you are extremely lucky, the odds of getting a crown or half...
I wasn't aware of this until a friend from Kazakhstan mentioned about this variety. If you look at the statue, there's a difference with and...
Not all coins are good for investment. Sure, most key dates and rarer coins will eventually rise in prices and I wouldn't disagree with that. But...
Spent a whole afternoon doing some number games as I found an interesting reference. So far from what I know, there isn't any reference that...
It's hard to describe except 1870 1 yen coin is known for high quality counterfeits. In genuine condition, it's worth several hundred to a...
There's something that bothers me. What's the weight of this coin?
Not particularly rare but if you are willing to take the time hunt it down, you should be able to get a reasonably nice example for under 50...
These coins seem to be hard to find. Much harder to assemble as a set. Fair enough, if you fork out hundreds of dollars, you'll definitely get...
Reason why I'm saying this is because there are known counterfeits of the Alexander III ruble. I unfortunately got hit by one - seller tried to...
Good price but I don't quite like the 1891 ruble. What's the weight of this coin?
Dumb policy - I might as well get them elsewhere. Combining with higher fees, having a list of what you can't sell etc, ebay might as well start...
Magnetic? Clearly not genuine.
Been veering off my usual hunt as some of the coins that I've been looking out for are getting a bit too expensive. First up is Argentina 2...
Very very interesting. These used to be for sale but now they are getting very uncommon.
Whatever North Korea is doing at the moment is just a child throwing tandrums and being a drama queen. This is so that they can obtain more food...
I've been interested in numismatics, mints that have some bragging rights for instance world's largest gold coin, world's first platinum...
This is a rather uncommon 5 kopek despite it's low grade. Can you guess what makes this rather scarce? [img]
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