Not sure where to put this, since we don't have an Exonumia forum (I would suggest that we could use one of those). I recently came across a...
For comparison, here's what the coin should look like with the "50 yuan" denomination at about 5:00:...
I picked up one of these recently off a certain auction website and was wondering - did the Chinese mint make 5oz silver "medals" without the 50...
Yes, it had tracking. The court only cares that they mailed it on the day that they claim they mailed it (the statute only specifies that the bill...
That's an awesome document. I'd love to see the original coin that came with it - was there anything to indicate the significance of the document...
I got a letter from the USPS (after asking for *something* I can show to the court explaining the missed deadline) and they sent me what boils...
Started an investigation - the local office manager marked it as 'closed' without telling _me_ anything.
Mine's a 1908 proof US 1 centavo. There were 500 minted - not sure how many survive.
I've only gotten about 7 items in body bags in the last 5 years. 3 of those were magazines or catalogs where the cover pages clearly caught in a...
Does anyone have an opinion regarding the VAM?
:) The 22oz Gold Diggers (the Golden Ale she brought me) were $2.50 for happy hour too. Not a bad place to have a work meeting. What would you...
I'm still learning about Morgan die varieties, and would appreciate your opinion on the VAM that applies to my newest raw acquisition: I'm...
It looks like a 10c token is known, confirming my hunch that this was a billiard hall token:...
The dates on the dies back then were set by hand. So, it's entirely possible that not all of the 2's would look the same. That said, I agree -...
I have a similar piece. Oddly, the Whitehead & Hoag stamp is in a different location on the back. It appears to be gilt, with the gilding wearing...
Half dollar sized, octagonal. Obverse places the business in Santa Maria, CA. I checked my US Trade Token catalog (4th edition) and didn't find...
It definitely meets those descriptors. Thank you for explaining what I was looking at!
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What do you make of this copper beauty? I'm trying to ID the Newcomb variety / type. How would you ID it, and what are the differences to look...
I recently picked up a third variety of this gorgeous Weltfahrt (world journey) medal. These were minted to celebrate the first successful aerial...
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