Whatever anyone here thinks, the TPG companies have thrown their lot in with the Chinese and other Asians: PCGS and NGC have performed their own...
I have made several eBay sales to China with no problem.
SEE?! Chinese people were in North America Waaaay before Columbus or the Viqueens! Actually, I think this coin is from much later than 1300AD.
I think I remember the very coin you speak of! Yeah, errors in South Korean coins don't seem to be easily found, but are certainly more common...
Hey, man, you are asking one of my big questions about contemporary World Coins, especially the "less-commonly-collected" types. If there is...
I don't know much about the numismatic community in Japan, but I remember reading a news story about some tourist from Japan dropping $20K on a...
I really like these Japanese annular-coin errors. Wonder what they do with the "holes"? Donut shops can at least sell theirs. [ATTACH]...
For some background on the Korean coins: http://www.dokdo-research.com/koreancoins.html
Yes, "agorah." Thanks for the correction, Eugene.
1) Japan 5 Yen (year 46) 1971 2) Israel 1 Shekel (? date) 3) Japan 1 Yen (year 54) 1979 4) Japan 10 yen (year 53) 1978 5) Taiwan 1 Yuan "year 64,"...
The history and travels of numismatic pieces are a major part of this hobby for me, also. Sometimes, the story behind how a piece just came to...
The answer is MS-64. Really. Sweet example. I really like Swiss 2 Franc coins, too.
I'm thinking of a service that I can provide to owners of PCGS-graded coins: Before they send to CAC, I will, for a fee, place a blessing over...
Very nice set of coins! I really like your Filler in MS65 Red. Yeah, that's got to be a tough one! Yeah, you could try to crack out and...
I was afraid of that...
Right. But somebody might pay $1,400 for this album. Some of us (include me) also go a little nutz over these out of print Dansco binders. No...
Nice. Good to know this happens every few months... Too bad the auction doesn't include World Coins.
Way cool! Check this:...
How does one get to write at the ANA user blog?
You'd think this wouldn't be a problem to find, those PRC Yuan in mint bags/bank bags. I can't find any here at this Korean...
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