I guess the reason why I started the topic of minimum wage is because people from different countries see value differently. I started collecting...
Unlike countries that got rid of their 5 cents - Hong Kong and New Zealand comes to mind, this is not a simple matter of running prices up or...
I have been doing a bit of looking around and had been thinking that coin collecting is not all about throwing big bucks on coins. I decided to...
I can sweet where Richard is coming from. Yes I agree that there is a strong possibility that it may be a mule. Would be nice to see an example...
I'm certain it has to do with the Hijri calendar as it does not align exactly with the Georgian calendar.
The cost of production of the nickel coin is covered by seigniorage of other coinage. Dollar coin would be very profitable but due to the demand...
Soccer and Russia? Have to see if I have any other country coins [img] [img] [img] [img] [img] [img] [img]
A bit of damage and some aluminum oxidization but a nice coin. :) For some reason this particular coin is starting to be somewhat uncommon...
Well done! Despite the technical weight of what a typical 7.2 mace coin is supposed to be (around 27.2g) - Kweichow Province was known to strike...
I would highly suggest to buy Uzdenikov's catalog. That would at least tell you the basics of what you are going to look at. Some were reeded,...
There have been cases of some fraudsters stripping the paint off using acetone and claim that they are error coins. They can come off easily but I...
Pretty neat! A treat to see something historical. That said, I wonder if the 50,000 won is due to be demonetized one day?
Trust me, it's even hard to find one colored coin from circulation even though they are meant to circulate. Some coins could only be obtained from...
NLL, these coins do circulate however they get picked by collectors quickly. Within weeks of release, they are literally gone. Even non collectors...
You mean cointalk isn't anything like what you described???
For the last 5+ years, Australia has been minting colored 2 dollar coins from 2012. Mintage figures have been quite low and trust me - once they...
It's an eCommerce coin mall. Granted the prices are not great but with ebay being flooded with counterfeits - the onus comes down to the buyer....
Why not a combination of acid dip + circulation? Would make perfect sense to me.
I kinda have to disagree - the Avesta 5 kopek is actually quite scarce to rare in any condition. I can only imagine that when it appeared for...
I guess this is quite difficult to illustrate the difference between mint quality. Historically it has always been St. Petersburg Mint that had...
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