Trust me, this was harder than you expected. The last two key dates of the 2 kopek series are 1964 and 1966 which I had to fight harder than I...
You got it right borgovan. When I first saw the auction listing, it was listed as a 3 ruble coin. I thought it would be a regular nickel copper...
Welcome to speculation - people just don't understand what they are into like 2008 gas prices.
Yes, that's about the right size. Japan was forced to reduce silver contents a few times (can't remember when) and that would be one of the few...
How about this? This is what a 3 ruble coin commemorating the St. Sophia Cathedral in Kiev is supposed to look like: [img] AND (warning: eye...
First two are Japanese, the last is a Taiwanese coin. The first one is a silver 50 sen, struck in 1922 Second is a nickel-copper 10 sen, struck...
hontonai, please take my word for it. In the middle of the second image, it does say 2 jiao. The character for "two" is the old formal format of...
Regarding about the Chinese coin, it says the Republic of China 15th year, which is 1926, denomination, 20 cents or 2 jiao.
Here is the specific data about your coin: http://www.cbr.ru/eng/bank-notes_coins/Base_of_memorable_coins/coins.asp?cat_num=5516-0007 The Red...
Not quite, recycling rate for silver is much higher than gold as well. Gold production is somewhere at 78 million ounces per annum globally versus...
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Unfortunately, platinum coins ARE heavy. In your case, it's no where close to the specified 20.71gram of platinum. There is no reason why pattern...
What is with the bottom of the first 3 that I see? Could have been 1933/2x
The Spanish if I am not wrong started to strike gold plated platinum counterfeit coins from the early 1800s. It was only Russia that struck coins...
Somewhere along the lines, I think all hobbies are constrained over the budget that one can allocate. If it's too pricey, you can either save up...
Just because a coin is holed or damage doesn't mean that it is genuine! There are cases of key dated coins being damaged, holed, chopmarked etc...
Yes, Russia was the only country that ever had platinum as a circulating coinage struck from 1828-1845. Some European countries had gold plated...
It's not something I would say it's so common, probably at least a dollar. Like scottishmoney said, it's a half kopek, struck in Ekaterinburg mint.
I had this link bookmarked but it seems to be unaccessible atm: http://www.history.ucsb.edu/faculty/roberts/coins/Japancash.html As for the...
mlov43, yes you are probably a lot better off buying from coin shows where dealers are not too updated on the real prices. I have seen a few ebay...
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