Yours is a round, medium O, which was the only O punch used in 1887. The oval O was used 1879-84, and then on a few 88-89 dies.
The 10000 yen is a little taller and a little wider. The 5000 and 1000 yen notes are the same height as the 10000 yen, but each a little...
65RD. Luster, color, and strike are great, as they should be on a 1919. Lots of little marks on the shoulder typical for 65, as are a couple...
Solid 65 here. I was thinking 66 until I blew up the picture. There are a lot of minor disruptions going along with the larger mark under the...
Very hard to know. It's not a VAM that people are really looking for, so we don't know how hard it is to find compared with others.
It looks like VAM 27 is a reasonable attribution for this. There is too much wear to be able to see anything other than the date position and...
I would crack them out due to the history.
Yes, that's VAM 17. Congrats!
Probably VAM 6A or 6B, depending on the stage of the clashes. I see this die pair more than any other. If mint records turn up showing one 1886...
While it is, indeed, a very cool coin, you have to take the rarity rating printed in a book with a grain of salt. It is a snapshot from before...
All VF 1799/8 [IMG] 1800 [IMG] 1802/1 [IMG] I have an 1801 and a 1799, too, but I can't get to the pictures at the moment.
The '3' actually looks OK to me. Size, shape, spacing relative to the 9 are right. Probably an altered 1893 VAM 5. The strike is too good for 93-O.
That's a tough year to attribute, and not well-enough documented to make the attribution easy. Of interest for 79-S is a lot of retouched...
No, just blurry. It looks right for what it is.
The 89-CC is fake. The 90 is an AU coin worth about $20-25.
I use a stereo microscope next to my computer monitor and look back and forth. Develop a mental language of sorts to describe useful things to...
I agree. It seems more apologetic or sensitive to triggering Brexit opponents than it does celebratory.
It looks to be altered (added mint mark). The date is in the wrong position for a genuine 93-S, and the mint mark looks like it might be a bit...
I stand by the answer to this 10 year old question that I posted 5 years ago.
I've been there twice. Once back in 1990, once around 2002. Very nice place.
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