I don't have much to disagree on everyone's comments and hopefully this will not offend any newcomers. I believe in general most coin collecters...
Yes, in the early 1800s when counterfeiters used a metal that's about the same weight as gold - platinum. Counterfeited gold plated platinum coins...
Very interesting. Japan Mint rarely makes any errors but oxidization? Might be something to do when the mint was washing the planchet and it was...
jessash1976, 5 yen coins aren't rare or any sort but for some reason I didn't get much of them from change either while I was there. I'm sure...
It's a nice coin set - I own one myself. The weight of the silver coins aren't quite 1/2 oz and 1 ounce. They are .4924 and .9636oz each which...
I remember going through a fair bit of Japanese 5 yen coins while I was in Japan but never have I come across a hole like this: [img] Sure...
So I presume you have never heard of blood diamond and blood metal? It doesn't bloody matter what minerals they are - there have always been...
It is overstruck but sorry - not enough details to tell what it was originally.
Very nice, very nice. Here's some of the nicer examples that I own: [img] [img] [img] [img] This is a dual coinage struck for Russia and...
ScottM, the reason why overstrike occured was because of the devaluation of the copper value back then. Rather than melting down the copper coins...
Very nice and tough to find in UNC condition. Congradulations!
ScottM, as far as I can see, your coin looks to be an overstruck coin as well. The reason why I say this is because if you look at the bottom of...
ScottM, if it is possible, can you post a picture of your 1731 denga? Denga from 1730-1735 are known for their overstruck feature and some of...
The smaller denomination silver coins of Nicolas II coins are still easy to find in UNC condition, i.e. 20, 15, 10 and 5 kopeks. The 5 kopek...
This is a rather uncommon 4 kopek and Krause's value of 30 dollars is clearly undervalued. In fact, I believe it would sell for at least 300USD...
Krause is NOT a good reference book for Imperial Russian coins. Prices are totally outdated and unrealistic and the varieties are well detailed....
I probably paid less than half of that years ago but that's because Russian coin prices have skyrocketed since then. Maybe they are reasonable...
I disagree. If you are into Russian coins, you should get V.V. Uzdenikov 1700-1917 Russian coins, second edition. Don't get the third edition as...
If I recall correctly, the Royal Australian Mint strikes most of the regular coins for circulation and mint sets and some commemorative coins...
All of them are Russian except for one silver coin which you can see 1 Markaa. This is a Finnish coin struck under Russian rule. What I am...
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