Japanese error coins are actually VERY VERY hard to find, in particular coins struck after 1990s. To illustrate this, Japan mint does have a...
With the rise of internet and collectors finding it easier to collect coins from all over the world - there's one aspect that's still somewhat...
Wow, didn't expect an old thread to pop back up - will be almost 10 years old!!! Since then I've collected some interesting Chinese overstruck...
Kasia, thanks for your kind comments. The original intention of how I planned to design the album was to challenge the original Dansco album. The...
I suspect the opposite can happen! If you give it a thought - older collections with higher grade coins often get moved out of the country. In...
It may still be possible to get them close to melt if the seller couldn't care less of how much he / she is going to get. However these days, you...
Not genuine - the text is slightly too thick considering that it should be worn, not bloated. Had a quick look at ebay and you know something is...
This cannot be genuine. The font and the overall appearance looks too modern, i.e. perfect circular planchet which no way could have happened back...
I'm leaning towards genuine. Please do post a photo of the edge as well as providing details of the weight of the coin for further verification....
This coin used to be somewhat common until 10 years ago when prices of Russian coins literally exploded. The Romanov ruble was priced close to...
The rest are from ex-Soviet Union countries / communist countries. Most of them share similar themes. [img] [img] [img] This one is...
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I do own a couple of examples and from memory the edges did not look like this. One of the worn coins that I own actually had been re-filed...
In some sense, Russian coins in general have been perhaps too overrated in the last few years. This does not include the rarer coins but in...
Of course, all notes would feature Mugabe as the president...
If you need to flip money fast and furious, best bet is Made in China overstrikes.
It depends on how you want to interpret the question. A pound of x and a pound of y should weigh the same. However with a pound of feather,...
The irony is that the money is spent in a school where you are supposed to go for education. You would think adults would be a bit more educated...
Not too sure what other information you are looking for but if you are concerned that what you have is counterfeit, I don't think it is one of...
dlgilles - if you need help in searching a particular coin, let me know and I might be able to point you to recommended dealers. Alternatively I...
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