The links Asylum and I provided have the answers to your problems.
Study this and practice, practice, practice. http://coinimaging.com/index.html
Just think how much fun and excitement you had doing the research. It's worth every penny you paid for the education. Why I love world coins.:)
Look closely at the stars opposite the date. They should be stamped with the date 1961 or 1962. The 10 Pesetas should weigh 3.2258g. The 1887 date...
Hey Ripley, recognize this one. I just realized it's from one of your eBay auctions I won about 2 years ago.
Looks similar to a 10 Pesetas from Spain. Except lettering on obverse does not match and Krause only list the year 1878. The 10 Pesetas from 1878...
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Simply not that expensive if you don't absolutely have to have the most up to date version. Not a whole lot changes from year to year. Why pay...
I have the 2010 version on DVD. Anything in particular you are looking for?
The chemicals you use to clean and preserve your guns will NOT keep your coins clean and preserved. Bad idea to store together.
New design. .999 silver vs. .958. They do rotate some of the designs from time to time. This is a new design and I will be adding to my...
I think you paid too much. Return it if you can, and look for a nicer and less expensive example. The spots are distracting.
XF $1.75, UNC $6. Anything below that BV
<$5
It's a 1920's advertising token for Copper-Clad stoves and ranges, made by the Copper-Clad Malleable Range Co.of St. Louis, MO. The horse shoe, 4...
Here's a pic of my 1938-J to compare yours to. 18mm and 2.58g. Diameter is correct but weight a little more. Still in tolerance. [ATTACH] Also...
A close up of pic 3(out of the flip) would help. Looks like a 1942 10 Sen from Japan. Worth about .25 cents
I see nothing that concerns me. Coin might have been cleaned, hard to tell from the pics. I don't think the Chinese would spend time making a coin...
Very Nice, thanks for sharing.
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