Dictionery.com defines "Base metal" as:
I'd be curious to know what book that is, and how on earth the author of that book can be certain that there were no coins struck from grease...
And the pictures will only be of one side of the note. Pretty gimmicky if you ask me, but then I only collect "spending" currency. :D
If it is missing cladding it should weigh noticeably less than a normal dime. Even if you don't have an accurate scale you can check that with a...
You are less likely to get your questions answered in this sub forum than where you originally asked it. The only folks who would see your...
If you paid anything close to what a real one is worth without having done your homework, you acted very foolishly. Even in Good condition they...
The top one is an aluminum-bronze Syrian Arab Republic 10 Piastres, that Krause says doesn't exist. :eek: KM#106 is listed as being issued...
In that situation you pay your money and take your chances. BTW - been there, done that. :rolleyes:
Of course you are right. I must have been dyslexic when I read "4","10" backwards. [img]
They are perfectly at home in any collection of exonumia, but IMHO to be considered a "coin" a metal disk must be usable as money in some...
There is a button for sending a "Question to Seller" on every EBay auction page. With all the threads that have been posted about ridiculous...
A very small number of genuine 1943 copper cents are known to exist. They have been the subject of a number of threads, including this one....
Not hardly. :rolleyes: Just a printing plant that used similar equipment to that used at the Bureau of Printing and Engraving.
#5 is a brass 5 yen. The light reflection off the mylar is blocking my view of the first date character, so all I can tell you is that it is...
My last job in a printing plant ended in 1952, but from what I remember it looks legitimate. Keep in mind that currency is printed from sheets of...
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¥21876, Mintage 1781877, Mintage 391880, Mintage 87¥101877, Mintage 361880, Mintage 136 I could go on, but why bother? ;) On the other hand,...
Carl, I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when news of the attack on Pearl Harbor came over the radio. Unless you share that...
I didn't realiaze that the term "tongue in cheek" isn't known in New Zealand. I'll try and be more careful about my choice of slang in the...
Well, today has been a success. I learned something new. :thumb:
Separate names with a comma.
