Yes, Korean and Russian coins are in crazy demand for UNC coins. And yes, I just had to be one of them trying to collect such coins. :(
Overstrikes are VERY fascinating, but at times in the case of old Russian coins, you can get DOUBLE overstrikes with three different...
I doubt it's worth much. Last time I remember being in Italy before the Euros, they had like 10,000 lira notes which was like 10 dollars or so....
Here is one page that I created that hopefully will come into use: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/asian_yr/asian_yr.htm
There are two free sites that features polymer notes: http://www.polymernotes.org/ http://www.polymernotes.com/ Both sites are cool.
You should take examples from worldwide. the reason why there are no big denomination coins is simply because of the cost production as well as...
I use polymer notes daily here in Australia. If you don't mind circulated notes, I am more happy to send it over at face value. :) (although I...
Well at least that will kill the other nonsense slabs such as SGS LOL
I find it absurd - name me any modernized country that has around the same economy status as the US. Let's say, Canada, Australia, New Zealand,...
Most people don't care but I do care about COAs and boxes. Yes, there is a saying buy the coin but not the plastic but it is different if it's a...
I'm working on three different country type set, that is Russia, Japan and Korea. I have just put together the Korean coin type set page - the...
satootoko or Roy would definately be the one who would be very ticked off over this. Looks like he really retired these days.
Feel free to read what I have researched - hopefully you will find some interesting to read: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm...
No, the national mint is the mint in Canberra called the Royal Australian mint. On the other hand, I think all of bullion coins are minted by the...
Whether you like it or not, I personally detest the idea of investment and it should be kept seperate from this forum. One lawsuit and boom - this...
Found the picture hontonai http://www.hwadong.com/goods/2006/0726/1000152242.jpg Isn't that a winner set? I don't even know if Japan even had...
Nice choices Hontonai - you seem to share almost the same interest as I do except I don't actively collect US coins. I actually was drooling over...
I am not too sure if I agree Canada is the first country that has produced such coins. If I remember right, Austria has produced unusual colored...
Yes, I try to collect the modern Russian coinage by date and mintmark but found it almost difficult to do - it's a monster project really.
hontonai - many thanks. I would actually make a conversion calculators for such eras but I wasn't too sure of their dating and hence backed off...
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