Both look to me like Ch'ien Lung (emporer Kao Tsung, 1736-1795). I would agree that they are also both from the Board of Revenue mint in Peking.
The mint mark is the 'G' that flanks the date on either side. Your coin must have an M with a circle above it in that same position (Mexico City...
Bonedigger, Guatemala never did change the left crown to the imperial type, so that is OK. Also, the P is the assayer, which for this coin would...
The popsicle stick method is commonly recommended at CT to people who do not feel disposed to purchase a scale.
Thanks both of you for the opinions on this one.
Many varieties exist in 1908-D Barber dimes. Here is one I cherrypicked recently, the guide says it is hard to see in lower grades but I think it...
The group in the upper left corner are almost certainly all Egyptian 10 and 20 paras, plus some fractional qirshes, all from the Ottoman period....
The holed 'coin', in the second photo, I believe has the word TOKEN stamped on it.
This series goes from AH 1322-1329, so I deduced a '2' for the number that is difficult to make out. That is not an ascension year that I can...
It is a Hyderabad 2 Pai (Y35, not Y46a), the date appears to be AH 1325, though its difficult for me to see it properly, as it is crammed into the...
Asterix, Obelix, Dogmatix, Vitalstatistics, Getafix, they all know how to stick it to The Man. I'm a big fan as well.
Republic of Ireland (Eire), 1 penny, bronze.
I second this conclusion. The obverse and reverse are shown rotated 90 CW.
Looks like a lion with two very large....
As Ardatirion says, its a quarto from the Philippines, KM#7. Manila mint (M), mintages not listed, valued at $10 in VG. Interesting coin.
I do not think the coin has been whizzed or cleaned. I clearly see the flowlines from the strike in the fields, though the photos do not render...
Touted as the world's smallest gold coin. A fanam from Travancore, India, not dated, (about 1790-1830 AD). 7mm diameter. [IMG]
Congrats to acl864! I did see the spelling difference, contemplated calling it a barbarous imitation, but decided the obverse looked too...
I cannot convince myself that this is post-mint damage. The lines are perfectly straight. Could it be a defective planchet? The reverse also has...
Don't trust something as heavily faked as a Spanish 8 reales to a company you aren't 100% sure about. If you are looking for such coins, check out...
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