You got me looking for what I have. Turns out I don't have many nice examples of 10 sen of this era 1922 10 sen [img] 1936 10 sen [img] 1939 10...
Its from central mint. Relatively common however getting a bit harder to find these days. Still worth more than a few dollars
There are some really nice coins here. Some might know that I'm a mad Russian collector and there are a couple of coins that do cross both...
Here are some more dual denominations Sadagura 2 para - 3 kopek [img] Sadagura para - 3 dengi [img] Russia Poland 1.5 ruble - 10 zlot [img]...
I'm not Native Chinese so I cannot tell what it is. Some of the traditional text cannot be found in Chinese dictionary due to the complexity. The...
I would ask for your money back. They both look wrong.
Back in 1500s, Japan was a power silver supplier - issuing about 30% (!) of the global silver supply. Despite Japan not being a big gold producer...
Reminds me of the Dansco Hong Kong set that I have. This is a modified version of it [img] Dansco version can be seen here...
I don't think it's completely the seller's fault. If there are equally silly buyers willing to pay such money, the market exists. Japanese coins...
I agree with vista's comments. A "reasonable" meal does vary with everyone. It could be a simple lunch sandwich to premium steak for dinner and...
The Kirin 50 cents is really nice! Probably worth more than what pcgs value suggests. The Szechuan 1926 50 cash is a lot harder to find than what...
Very interesting. My question is - what did it take to earn a dollar back then? Might have something more to compare with. The way I see it is...
A shameless promotion? Should have charged for advisor / researcher's fees...
Can't tell for authencity as I never handled one but it looks like a good chunk is cut off. An example sold here....
There shouldn't even be any portrait image in any koban for starters...
The oldest and only one that I have is this 1817 25 centimes [img]
It would not even be contemporary. Coins back in the days were tested for silver by chopmark. This would fail immediately. It looks like a lead /...
Technical weight is 26.7g. Not genuine.
Either a circulated Russian platinum 3 ruble (1828 - 1845) or a Japanese koban.
They all look genuine to me. I could be wrong but I thought the technical weight is 20.0g? I don't have references with me. They could be worth...
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