You forgot countries such as China and Singapore which comemorate the Chinese zodiac series.
Depends really. If they appear on gold, platinum coins, etc, those are unusually scarce, else if it's on your normal circulation coins, then it's...
That's pretty difficult. Most world coin dealers are somewhat specialized in some areas, hence unable to have all sorts of world coins. What type...
You wouldn't be expecting too much for it really. Probably a couple of bucks more unless it's the ONLY coin found to have such die chip, which may...
Well done. Thanks for the report too. :) What would be nice is how long UGS is to grade accurately for a significant period of time before it...
I personally detest the idea of breaking up mint sets as eventually they will get scarce. There are many people who break up mint sets and...
lenit2, it just suggests to me that it's a counterfeit. The text font on above the Empress Anna is completely wrong, as well as the wearing. It...
Can you post a picture? It's difficult to understand what you are trying to describe there.
Ok, that's definately a medal. It's worth at least 2 troy ounce of silver though :)
Interesting. Is there any year on that coin or medal? It might be a French pierford, or the worst would be a silver medal of two try ounce, which...
That is a shocker. Thanks for sharing the story. :)
There are many high quality counterfeits that are out in the market these recent years. You might want to post it in the specialized section...
You know, before buying such coins, ALWAYS READ ABOUT IT BEFOREHAND!!! Unless you don't mind buying a copy, chances are that you arne't going...
There is something I must warn you. I had experiences of olive oil TONING copper coins - yes it does!
I am guessing the "KOIITEKL C.II.E? " are like these: [img] [img] If that's the case, they are most definately Russian. Welcome to the forum!
Is it something like this? [img] It can also be from Ukraine. Do give more details if possible, especially year, or the best would be a...
Since you are dealing with ancients, there is no indication of what kind of metal traces there can be. Can there be traces of poisonous metals...
Here is one more point that you should note Zaneman. Do check the seller's history. If there was no transaction for the past 6 months or even...
It's Japanese - If you look at the reverse, it's Tamadayuwa or something in katakana.
I'm not too sure what is going on, but the silver "coin" seems to be reversed at th bottom.
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