That is a shocker. Thanks for sharing the story. :)
There are many high quality counterfeits that are out in the market these recent years. You might want to post it in the specialized section...
You know, before buying such coins, ALWAYS READ ABOUT IT BEFOREHAND!!! Unless you don't mind buying a copy, chances are that you arne't going...
There is something I must warn you. I had experiences of olive oil TONING copper coins - yes it does!
I am guessing the "KOIITEKL C.II.E? " are like these: [img] [img] If that's the case, they are most definately Russian. Welcome to the forum!
Is it something like this? [img] It can also be from Ukraine. Do give more details if possible, especially year, or the best would be a...
Since you are dealing with ancients, there is no indication of what kind of metal traces there can be. Can there be traces of poisonous metals...
Here is one more point that you should note Zaneman. Do check the seller's history. If there was no transaction for the past 6 months or even...
It's Japanese - If you look at the reverse, it's Tamadayuwa or something in katakana.
I'm not too sure what is going on, but the silver "coin" seems to be reversed at th bottom.
Not a lot really, unless you have some Japanese occupied Malayan currency, which is not too common. Do post pictures if you can.
If the coin is really genuine and in that grade, the prices should be at least 20k, which is considered extremely cheap at the moment.
Sure, the next time they are going to mint nickels, they are probably going to be nickel plated aluminum coins.
Can't remember where else you would have elephants on coinages. Maybe Thailand, Sri Lanka, India and some other African nations would have them.
Post some pictures if you can. Alternatively if you can't wait, Don's homepage might be able to give you a rough idea: http://www.worldcoingallery.com
Makes me wonder if it's a restrike.
Russia has a fair amount of archtecture buildings, churches etc if that is something you are interested in. Here are some of mine: This is...
Here is a good place to learn many interesting world coins. Do go through the previous topics when you have time. What would be nice is if you...
Nah, soon someone will come up with the idea, "PLATINUM TAPE"!
DO read the site http://www.kitco.com to really understand what is going on with the current market trends. Making speculations itself is a major...
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