Take it this way, if this thread was create 5 years ago, it would have made sense. Now it isn't. Take a look at the Russian, Polish, Korean...
Here are two that I own: [img] [img]
If you are talking about the same note, no it's not from WWII. Do check this site for more infomation:...
lol hilarious. Speaking of which I don't think I have ever seen any tokens or coins that do commemorate shoes. Great one!
It will be an interesting one. With Finland pretty much killing euro small cents from it's introduction, it can get a bit trickier but doable ;)
You can check what I am doing - I can assure you that it's a thriller :) http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm Australia is doable...
It may be possible that it is PVC which you can use acetone to remove it without any worries. Do experiment on copper first before trying it on...
More like it looks like a hammered job, i.e. someone took a 5 cent on top of that coin and kept whacking it till it left an imprint.
That's neat! Thanks for showing. Speaking of which, that's it's 200th anniversary so I guess it must be very happy to be with you! :)
What are the grades of them? I'm no expert in other European coins other than Russian but they seem relatively common although I have no idea if...
Oh wow that's neat! Thanks for sharing. :)
Sorry to hear the story - not a good story to hear especially if it's related to a close family member. Thank goodness that you are at least...
Question is, why do you think it will go down and not up? Most people only fear it will go up because China and India will keep on hoarding as...
There is one more die crack that I forgot to post: [img] Bottom left of the coin. Relatively uncommon coin.
I'm sure if it's an unopened original roll, it will be worth a bit more.
I disagree, I pay prenium for the original box and COA if they exist. If not, I always have the choice of not buying them in the first place. It...
Post mint damage, i.e. someone was fooling around and damaged the coin.
FOUR HUNDRED?!?!?!?! Wow!
Mule usually means that the combination of plates / dies were never meant to be used together but they are used for other coinages / print....
Still very common, in fact in some auctions, some people still sell them in terms of 100s in original wrapping like this one:...
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