Here are a couple of my favorites. These are both dual denomination coins 1.5 ruble - 10 zlot [IMG] 3/4 ruble - 5 zlot [IMG]
I do not agree. [img] An example that I pulled from circulation a while back.
Please tell me how sophisticated a 100 yen coin is. 75% copper, 25% nickel alloy and a reeded edge. Not very. Profit can be made out of 1 yuan...
Perhaps "henning counterfeit nickel" would be a better point?
I reckon counterfeiting 100 yen is still profitable. I have to find that coin. I collect various world circulating coins that have been...
Older vending machines do exist not just in big cities. It is just the logistics of going to the country side and empty them is just not...
Erm the story goes a lot further back than the Chinese counterfeits. The size of the Korean 500 won and Japanese 500 yen is somewhat the same...
Why? There are already genuine concerns of counterfeit 500 yen coins. 1000 yen coins would be an open paradise to for counterfeiters. Unless there...
I don't believe it would happen. Japan mint have made commemorative medals for 1 yen and 500 yen coins. I believe they have made a small mint...
Actually they cannot be too generous in giving reasons why it is a counterfeit. Counterfeiters got too smart and have used online forums and sites...
I don't understand the language but from the pics, this is not genuine and not struck in silver. This is easily a 4 figure coin. If you bought...
Unless copper price triple in price, I see no reason why there is a need to. Mind you, this is 10 yen, which is worth about 9-10 US cents.
The new 500 yen coin will be bi-metal in a couple year's time - I wonder if there will be further security enhancement.
They are Korean charms. Somewhat collectable but this is out of my field.
Not genuine, not silver. A fantasy nonsense mule of Beiyang province and 1 tael which was never released for circulation.
That's the real danger of Soviet coins. In Soviet Russia, coins collect you! Depending on what challenges you are after, some range from easy to...
Commemorative coins do circulated in Japan but for some reason gets hoarded big time. I also thought they don't circulate until I got a 1975...
The topic asked for largest circulated silver coin. Otherwise you might as claim this 1750 oz silver coin to be the largest...
Crown size are not the largest circulated coins. I reckon pseudo gold and silver coins from Japan are easily one of the largest coins that...
There will be two different 500 yen commemorative coins - currently under voting process. To see the photos, see here:...
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