Looks to be some kind of token I guess.
It's a cast no matter how you look at it.
Where did all my hot chicks go :( [img] [img] etc with the ballerina series. If you want hotter ones, try this:...
Die filled I guess
You can see a list here on Ron Wise's homepage: http://aes.iupui.edu/rwise/countries/japan.html
I don't think I was asking about proof circulating coins. Proof circulating coins rarely exist in circulation unless it's meant for special...
Lol. It's just a cent hammered over it.
AH vinyl can possibly be the reason. It got popular around 1930ish so that can be a possiblity. Never thought of it.
I'm not too sure if plastics were common 50 years ago. If you said 30, I can understand but 50? Maybe it's some other type of "toning" you got there.
That's a reason why we mad numismatics collectors have to carry extra cash around just in case something interesting pops up in circulation ;)
Speaking of which, isn't there an absurd time when the Canadian mint recently minted "one of a type" coin for charity purposes? I can't quite...
Would anyone happen to know when the first proof coins were minted? I was somewhat sure that it was the British that managed to create the first...
I'm going to add in some more. Now feel free to break them if my facts are wrong. Did you know that Japan is the only insane country that...
This is an example that I got :) [img]
What is more interesting is actually their recent coinages - it is somewhat similar to the Euros! [img] [img]
That's pretty interesting. Who knows if there is a prenium on it. It must be a complete sheet that got replaced, and hence the batch.
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