Thanks, gx. Yes, I like the Kaisho-lettered 5 Yen coins, too. That 1952 I have there (it is in UNC, although it's toned slightly dark) was a...
Thanks. Now I know how to say that nicely.
I'm guessing the reason is the same: To put them on a string. The square ones were cast, so I'm guessing (if you metallurgists out there would...
Well, other than acquiring a half-filled album/year collection and all you have to do is fill in the keys, I would think it would be a maddening...
If only I could find the next ones that I'm looking for in a junk box... I'd be a happy mother hubbard! I have a rudimentary understanding of...
Well, I threatened to share this Japan coin album of mine before. Here it is... I bought it with about 85% of the coins you see already in...
Aren't pick ups like this the stuff dreams are made of? S to the W to the EET!
Dansco does make replacement pages, but make sure you can find this exact page... If just a repair is what you really want, then some...
Your "5 Won coin"? It's a North Korean coin. That's why it didn't sell! Sorry. If it was a South Korean coin (ie, a real coin), then I would...
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Sorry man. I still can't see the ideographs clearly. I don't know if you're holding it right or need to turn it so the characters run...
Well, maybe the people at NGC know more about this particular coin than I do... Is it Copper-Nickel? Silver? Maybe the coining metal would...
I can't really see the Chinese characters very well. If you could re-shoot it (no blur), that might help me see it.
Ditto.
I thought I'd share this Korean online retailer's offerings of Japanese coins (Sujipbank, owned by Kim Jung-sik). It seems that this one has much...
First, thanks so much for adding this information to Coin Talk. Which retailer is the best in regard to contemporary Japanese coins? I know this...
Have you EVER seen one for sale?
Nice, ZOOMED image of the date and MM, though... I wish we could place a SD next to it (same size). I don't have one of those digital...
Really? It's a little flat-looking, but not that darned bad! If you were to tilt it and rotate it in a video, I'm sure you could show some...
I'd really like to know the reasoning myself.
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