At the end of WWII Japan was issuing "occupation of China" coins struck on "fiber". They were 1 Fen coins (1945) and 5 Fen coins (1944 & 1945)....
Hoping that most of you are still watching this thread I would like to get some opinions. First understand that I'm now referring to eBay...
WOW!!! I'm guessing it's not unique BUT could be close. I've never seen (or even considered) a die clash on a proof.
About right. The key is that the zinc plating hasn't been breached.
Not sure I'm sensing things correctly but I'm getting the feeling that NGC and PCGS are tightening up on their grading.
It needs to go to PCGS or NGC. But I don't think the shell casing reference is correct. They came in 1944-1946. And I don't think they were...
I did a birthyear set but it wasn't cheap. The cents are MS-66. All other business strikes are MS-65. And the proof are all PF-65. The year? 1941
Don't sneeze around 1/20th oz gold coins.
Nope. It's CuNi. All of the coins in during the Japanese Occupation were either CuNi, Bronze, Al or Fiber. At least none were zinc.
Okay, one of my coins arrived. I suspect most of you are not familiar with this coin and its cousins. It's listed in Krause under China-Japanese...
I just used my eBay Bucks for coins. BUT All the coins were non-US. Maybe that's a difference?
My interest in Germany is strictly limited to my birth year (1941). That means that most of the coins are struck in zinc. And anyone familiar with...
The weak strike makes it difficult to grade. And the toning doesn't help either.
Mine haven't arrived yet.
I've gotten a bunch of low value coins for two of my casual sets. -- A world wide date set for my birthyear. -- Japanese occupation of China...
The zinc plating appears intact. And it's not been "reprocessed". That's getting harder to find. Get an AIRTITE holder for it. Zinc is a VERY...
Hmmm, I'm going to have to look into auctions like this. I'm interested in a small area of Chinese coins.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday. (And in my case Happy Birthday. 75th)
Look at the doubling on the reverse of that dime!!! I'm not sure whether it's machine or die doubling.
That mark is semi-hidden in the leg feathers. Assuming that's the ONLY problem that mark is well within the definition of MS-64 and maybe even...
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