I think the last thing to worry about in the event of a new virus circling the globe is the coin market. True, it's not a 1918 type event at this...
Just to confirm, yes, the Japanese coin is Showa 29 or 1954 (昭和二十九年) but that means it is also the earlier type with the reeded edge. 10 Yen coins...
Nickels... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Do Canadian nickels count? I suppose this is the US Coin forum... I'll take a chance... I've...
Sadly, a few people here seem to be intent on destroying this forum for newcomers by jumping to conclusions about posts and just being...
Designating an age group as "millennials" and reducing them down to certain behaviors or beliefs has its conveniences, and some of these...
In case you're curious, here is a rough translation of the coins' text with some more information below: Commemorative 1975 Okinawa Expo -...
I also like to collect, and I have for years, but I've found that my tolerance has decreased greatly for collecting things that lose value or that...
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I do like the SBA coins, but Susan B. Anthony herself remains pretty controversial to some. For one, without getting into potentially murky...
I like the color. It reminds me a little of anodized niobium.
To keep the positivity flowing on this thread (how long can it possibly last? :D), here are all of my PCGS PR69DCAM SBAs with just a single...
Me too. I often handle only the smoothed out ones just to get a coin feel fix. Then I'm good for a while. Not that one should handle valuable...
An SBA dollar thread without any negative comments!?!?!?!? What's going on? Am I on the right forum?!??! :D Though horribly ineffective...
Sadly, sometimes the only way to learn is to make some mistakes. It's the painful way, but it definitely sticks. I've bought a few cleaned or...
Yes, it is Meiji 40 明治四十年, meaning the 40th year of the reign of Emperor Meiji, or 1907. At that time in Japan, text was read from right to left,...
The coin posted as a reeded edge looks like Showa29 (昭和二十九年) or 1954, so that one should have a reeded edge. As already mentioned, the other one...
Here is the 10000 Yen note, the largest note in the series, next to a US $1 to give you an idea of the size difference. The notes get slightly...
Finishing up posts on Series-E Japanese banknotes, including the 1000 Yen Banknote, the 2000 Yen Banknote (actually in Series-D) and the 5000 Yen...
I skipped a few of the listed stages and at least two have overlapped. Over the past two years, I have slowed down considerably, nearly to a halt....
Coins are a rotten investment, so be very careful and choosy what you buy. You had better like something a real real real real real real real lot...
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