Soft ones have PVC, stiff ones can scratch, non-flip storage is available without PVC or scratch danger. Your choice for your coins. :D
5X seems to be the minimum usually carried at coin shows. IMHO a coin should always be examined first by naked eye, and a magnifier used only to...
It usually is fatal to the value of the infected coin, as it usually can't be removed without damage to the coin. Actually, it is, in a sense. It...
Price differentials within a series are usually directly related to the number of available coins, and to a lesser extent the strength of the...
I've said this before, but it's still true. I just ran my standard searches on Ebay and Yahoo. There are 1,538 auctions for me to check out on...
That was the problem! Here they are individually. Unfortunately the Japanese sen is showing signs of bronze disease. :(
According to Krause (KM#6), they were 8.0645g of .900 gold, ~23mm:1881 - 37,0001882 - 252,0001883 - 906,0001884 - 448,0001885 -...
Unfortunately, size and weight can conclusively establish that something is a fake, but not that it's genuine. If it passes the weight test,...
I don't see it. :confused:
I agree. Without the other sides none of my references give any more information than ccgnum has posted. None of the Chinese coins have a date...
I didn't vote because this poll isn't going to have any effect on anything. Those who favor using the Sheldon numbers (the Sheldon "scale" is a...
Welcome to the forum Hidyaphrodite. Don't forget to use the "/" in the closing part of each tag when you are using font attributes, and make sure...
Just about anything is possible, but don't quit your day job in reliance on it. There are such things as token collectors, but the best...
I don't think I've previously welcomed you to the forum serpent, so consider it done now. If it's a copy, unless it can be attributed as a...
I tried counting tailfeathers, but it wasn't on screen long enough.[IMG]
Most books have the publisher's name and address on one of the first few pages. I don't collect currency and I've never even seen a copy of Pick,...
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Well, greatly reduced, but not halted. There would still be Bulgaria, and the indirect route from China through Korea. :mad:
Robin, give me a call when hubby brings home a bag of Japanese, Korean and/or Chinese stuff. :p (I'll be the most help on Japanese, of...
The same as the difference between to-mah-to and to-may-to. :) Both are names for the (usually) round piece of metal that is going to be...
Separate names with a comma.
