Yes, it does appear to be a 1 Falus minted at Za. (I initially thought it might be 1233, but that doesn't match anything listed in Krause). Krause...
I'm not sure what you have, but it does not look like a genuine cloth-struck coin. This is what it should look like: [ATTACH]
What a fantastic giveaway contest. Count me in!
I went straight 55, but it may have been cleaned. Hard to distinguish between circulation marks, die polish, and cleaning in those pictures. Would...
The best thing to have is what you specialize in. When I go to a coin show and I see a specialized dealer... those are the guys I want to talk to.
I think a keelboat counts as a sailboat. NGC MS-65PL (the 65 is generous, I agree) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I'm going to sort-of break your rules and also kinda not ;) St. Pierre and Miquelon - owned by France, off the coast of Canada. Bonus here is, you...
I have never heard a good explanation for the unique stripey toning of these coins: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Yes. It is fairly common on certain dates. Larry's example is a nice one, but it can get even more extreme than that.
I've always wanted a gold daric. They are so expensive! Maybe a hoard discovery will bring the prices down? Here's my silver: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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It isn't letting me upload files right now. Guess there's still a couple of kinks in the system.
That is a really handy chart. I'd say you've cracked the code with the Taiwan piece.
That wouldn't change the weight like that, though.
Even worse, then, wouldn't you say?
While it might be seen as a collectible now... it would have absolutely been seen as a damaged coin not worth its value back then. You have to...
This would absolutely bother me. I really, really dislike damaged coins. I will not buy one unless it is literally impossible to own otherwise....
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