Much of the British colonial pieces prior to 1850 were counterstamps on previously minted coins.
Who knows... but if they did, it's quite amusing.
Same accounts gxseries posted above, but link directly to completed items as they will be ending soon:...
The coin is awesomely cool. I also find it amusing that the seller is trying to make a half million dollar quick flip from Heritage to eBay rather...
Some more types: 1765 Nurnberg thaler...
Other countries had play money too :)
Looks like an arcade token
Judging by the size, it's a piece of play money... an old toy for the kids. Pieces such as this are collectable in their own right.
It would require a lot of detective work and would be an ongoing project, but I'm game :)
LOL, the train keeps on rolling.
Cleaned and with significant obverse damage. I'm afraid to ask what grade it actually got.
Tall skinny temples would not be typical of either Chinese or Japanese coins. Thailand yes, but China and Japan show low, wide temples.
Those prices are way off, the 1943 proof pieces are worth anywhere from $300 to $700+ depending on denomination. A complete 8 piece set is worth...
Well now I feel stupid, I bought some Japanese coins recently in Dansco pages like the ones you have, but removed the coins and put he pages in...
The problem is that most people are not sure what to believe. The coins look good, but not many people specialize in these types of coins enough...
I used to, and had some success early on with them being removed. This distributor gave up for a while, but when eBay changed their reporting...
Yes it's a welcome change, one that I had asked for long ago and very glad it finally happened. We previously had two very different groups of...
This could have been an informative thread, but it has become seriously venomous. torontokuba, you are being blinded by hate and spite... that...
Guys, I think there is really a lot of agreement between us, we are just getting our wires crossed lol
I think you are right on this point, the approach to the hobby you are talking about can work (it's how I've always done it), but it depends how...
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