Does the coin have signs of soldering anywhere on the edge or other side? The metal will puff up like this sometimes due to the high heat of...
It does indeed appear to be the common, more modern, type. Closer pictures of the diagnostic parts like the shield/crown and tiara would confirm this.
I've always used a black velvet jewelry display board. The soft velvety black looks nice against a shiny coin and the buyer can see that you...
They mean that the coin can be officially exchanged for said amount, as per the imperial Japanese government. The silver value of the Mexican 8...
PS: This is called an Ansei trade dollar, they were commissioned officially in 1858 and decommissioned in 1859. They were valued as "3 bu", a...
Guys guys guys... this coin is 1859 Go-PF, not 1869. It is a relatively common date. The price is due to the Japanese trade counterstamps and...
Looks good. Very nice example
One of these worked for me:...
Not specifically, these were low denomination coins. I suppose the same reason that some other European coins of this period were struck in...
It's less than 20% silver if that helps. Don't have a catalog around at the moment.
Hey if you see it with enough time left and it looks too good to be true, you can always post pics of the coin and get some feedback before going...
Turkish 10 para AH1327/ year 2 (1910), made of nickel.
It's a Bavarian kreuzer of the 1808 to 1825 type. Made of very low purity silver.
Roughness of the surface is a sign that it was cast rather than struck. This makes it one of the cheaper, more mass produced versions. The really...
They do have 45x and 60x versions, the one I got is 100x. They also have 220x ones, but those are like $40.
"Muera Huerta" means death to Huerta. This refers to Victoriano Huerta, who took the presidency via a coup d'etat.
Thanks John, yes I've had quite a few conversations with good ol' swamperbob on contemporary counterfeits. =)
Thanks, cool link. I didn't get burned though, purchased them for study purposes. =)
I got one of those off ebay made for attaching to a smartphone camera. $7 from Hong Kong, totally worth it at that price. Great for capturing...
Lima, Peru 8 reales. The JP assayer mark and position relating to the little cross gives it away :)
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