All modern bullion pieces struck by the Mexican government would have either an Mo mintmark or "casa de moneda" on them. This one has niether, and...
The three Indian coins are indeed 50% silver, the other coins are all copper-nickel. The "1 franc" coins are from Morocco. Probably 1921 but there...
Well the first two are pretty straightforward, a Hupeh province dollar and a Japanese 1 yen. The last pic would be a Fengtien province dollar,...
It's a modern novelty interpretation of the coin. I have the same ones, 2 and 4 escudos that are virtually identical to the one you posted. Its...
Wow, I don't know about rubbing salt on the surface of a coin, but salt mixed into vinegar will work great for copper.
Especially good seeing those words when you've waited unusually long and start to doubt if it will ever arrive. =)
No we certainly didn't. check out this temperature graph: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/2000_Year_Temperature_Comparison.png
I thought Greenland and Iceland were named opposite in order to confuse people wanting to go there and bother the old Norse settlers. =) And the...
I agree with medoraman. the style is based on coins going back to the 1600's, but the even rim and neat hole leads me to believe it is from the...
It was intended for novelty purposes. Possibly as ornamentation, such as a Kuchi coin, as you might see on a belly dancer's belt and shawl. The...
After you posted the link I tried it out, and it works very well for situations when you can't tell with certainty if a coin is silver or not by...
The Mythbusters tested this and found that an ordinary magnet will not actually do that. You need some really strong magnetic fields to erase a...
Medoraman pretty much said everything that needs to be said on these. My initial post probably highlights the general suspicion of all Asian coins...
The characters are not actual Arabic, or any language. This is a novelty interpretation of an Indian coin.
I've got a couple extras. PM me. =)
I guess that makes sense why it looks so different and why I have never seen something like it. The price also ended much higher than for similar...
I've never seen one that looked like it had a seam, as if it's parts of two coins stuck together. Yea it is a spectacular error, especially for...
It should be noted that counterfeiters DO make copies of common coins as well. This is very well documented.
Saw this one on eBay:...
Awesome link, thanks jjack.
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