The coin on the upper left is a 1979 Iraq Year of the Child 100 dinars .7665 oz gold The coin on the upper right is a 1980 Iraq 15th century...
I think your coin is like the one depicted here: http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=595863&AucID=433&Lot=22700
It looks like the 45.1 gram coin is a Turkish Ottoman Empire 500 kurush gold coin, minted in A.H. 1327 (1909) The weight of the coin itself is...
I voted Flowing Hair just because I would like to see the series given a run longer than its original 2 years, it was America's first half dollar,...
According to this Japanese web site, the book was published in September 1940...
I think one problem with the Shield nickels is that, while they're a short series, there are some dates that put a date collection out of reach...
Wow-- as you said, apples and oranges. Most of the '71 Dodge Chargers I looked up on the Internet in pristine condition (if there is such a...
That's the old style Japanese-- read from right to left. The Japanese pronunciation is "Kahei no Oitachi". "Kahei" is money, specifically, coins...
I was just going by what the dealer told me back in 1969! Wow-- there were actually more than twice as many made as I had thought all these years!
In my lifetime, I have seen gold rise from $35/ounce to the current $900/ounce. The powers that be tried to keep the price at $35/ounce, but in...
I've got a token like that, too. Only yours looks better-- mine's been lacquered and is dark. Congratulations on your acquisition.
Just remember that although Barr was Treasury Secretary for only one month, during that time they made enough $1 notes with his signature for...
If this is what your coin looks like, you have a Liberty or V nickel
I have to concur with everyone else-- that would apparently have been a heck of a nice coin if someone had left it alone. But someone really...
I agree, the price estimates seem too high, considering that the Shield nickel is corroded, the 3-cent piece is a common date in probably Fine,...
Since 1838, all American 10-cent pieces have been inscribed with the word "dime". Since 1864, the only American coins that have been inscribed...
OK, I have been able to check my Japanese reference catalog, and your 1870 one-yen coin is of the "Seikai" variety, and retails for $500-600 in...
Make note to myself: Carefully read original post before writing a reply :vanish:
Another thing-- the 416 refers to the coin's weight in grains, and the 900 refers to its fineness (900/1000, or 90% silver) By comparison, the...
If your coins are real, one of them, at least, is quite valuable-- it is dated 1870, and is the old type of one-yen silver coin, which commands a...
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