Ah overstruck coins! One of my favourites. I haven't updated my site for a while as I have purchased some unusual overstrikes. China isn't going...
Its a Chinese crown issued in Peiyang (beiyang) province in 1908. Not quite convinced if its genuine but its probably a 500+ dollar coin if it is....
So if the Chinese want to take over the world, load covid on the missile and fire it everywhere. Who needs nukes when you have a bioweapon. Now...
Is there a possibility that the outside case got swapped?
Australia does have nice circulating color coins however they are often plucked from circulation so fast that they are almost extinct [img] Here...
I'm leaning towards genuine. Coins struck during this era are quite crude. Not a 50 cash but mine is 100 cash [img] Most of the coins sold...
I don't know what the chemical composition of the coin is. Most references that I am aware mention that its fiber. Its still a pretty neat coin...
It is 1944 not 1945, 5 fen coin. Kang De 11
This is fascinating! Thanks for sharing I was reading a thread somewhere that silver overstruck coins are common back then but overstruck copper...
There is only one other possibility that I can think of. This could be a prototype for Korean coinage. There are two reasons for this: 1) The...
There's just too many questions instead of answers. First question is who is Ikegaya. Why is this in English? Second is why Meiji 20 and this...
With international shipping, everything is just out of control. What used to take 2-4 weeks has taken up to 3 - 4 months! Any faster and planes...
That said, the chrysanthemum crest looks quite different for some reason...
WOW. Never seen anything like it before. Found a couple of links straight away. https://en.auction-world.co/xpai/lot_25-371.html...
The Chinese kwangtung 10 cents or 7.2 candareens is worth 10 dollars easily so you have made your money back. Even the silver melt value is worth...
There were some interesting coins issued from the Soviet era. The first coin commemorates the earthquake in 1989 [img] The next three is...
Contrary to what many people think of North Korea, she is actually quite rich in natural resources. Gold, uranium and even anthracite is mined...
[img] The only time Russia produced gold coins in 14k. it's definitely a nice color to be honest
Fakes of every denomination exist including this type. I do not claim to be a Chinese coin expert and have plenty of learn to be honest. The...
I remember I had the Armavir 3 ruble too. This is hard to find! [img] And of course the silver 3 ruble commemorative coins - I did complete the...
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