Indeed, you've killed three birds with one quarter. And I might be interested in contributing to your state quarter collection :smile:
It seems to me that it could be one of those replica pieces that are sold in souvenir shops at historical sites. I have a similar piece, a 1746...
As for references, the Kraus catalog mentioned earlier is a good place to look, but it is really big and can be a little imposing for a new...
It looks like you've made a good start on a world coin collection-- lots of countries represented from all over the world. You can go...
I've got a question about the mintmark-- I've got a Mexican 8 reales piece made 4 years later, and the Mexico City mintmark-- the M with a circle...
Sounds like you came out ahead on that deal.
I wouldn't call that a scratch on the 1829-- I'd call it a gouge, since it digs into the design. The illustration in the Overton book for O-112...
Some of those people were no longer registered users. And most of the others were praising his fast payment, not the coins they got from him.
I'd say it's in AG-3 condition at best-- rims are not full, some of the lettering (besides Liberty) is worn off, and there is damage to boot.
Yeah, those wacky uncles-- their closets are just like Fibber McGee's-- no telling what you might find in them if you snoop around long enough.
Now I see that at least one coaster is inscribed in the Japanese katakana phonetic alphabet, and at least one coaster is inscribed in the hiragana...
Does the cellophane packaging have the red strips on the top and bottom?
Now my curiosity is aroused. How does one go about finding a box of 39 fake Japanese coins?
The box says "Set of 10 pure silver coasters". It appears that the name of the person who made the set is to the left of that, but the resolution...
That top center piece is a tricky one to identify, because it appears to be a medal rather than a coin.
Whoops-- I didn't notice that this was in the paper money forum. In that case, I would have to say the Educational series
I have a 1989 Canadian cent that looks the same way. My guess is that someone might have been doing some experimenting in chemistry class back then.
I think the "trade dollars" are fakes, judging just by the English lettering, which looks like it was engraved by an amateur.
OK, looking at the illustrations on p.12 in my own 2008 JNDA catalog, it seems that the characters for "ji" and "nen" both differ slightly from...
Those are Arabic numbers you are referring to, and they indicate the year of the sultan's reign. The year is 1 on your coin, 3 in the coin I gave...
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