Went and got this off ebay. This was described as a white metal error coin. The original coin is a bi-metal coin. Some pictures [img] [img]...
Why not have both? I highly recommend making a digital coin album. It does take time but it's well worth it.
You sure they don't taste like coffee as they might have been used for stirring? ;)
Definitely looks cleaned to me. While it might seem to be die polish, there are clear signs that the portrait has similar polished after mark...
I guess my best advice is that prior to releasing it, I would forget about it for a day and return to proofread it. This way it will give you a...
The only thing that bothered me is the Cyprus 2 euro which is out of line, otherwise it's well presented.
Very nice set of copper coins - it would be a high ask to find something better condition than them.
This should be technically called overdate instead of overstrike. I see overstrike as using old coins as planchets to create "new" coins.
Palladium should not be included if you are restricting this to circulated coinage only. As far as I am aware, no country managed to have...
The era Taisho is translated as "great righteousness". A common coin. Some years are hard to find for this type.
As such, I'm certain this cannot be an overstrike. I wonder if NGC will recall this slab and correct this mistake. Grading can be subjective but...
It looks like it's screaming - "I was baked!"
The way I see it? Another way to peddle their wares. I've seen newer accounts with similar products so the seller thought it might be that you...
What made it harder in Kansu / Gansu Province is that it is a province that is poor in natural resources. As such, warlords in the 1910s melted...
Britannia40 - it's a bit hard to confirm what exactly the original host was meant to be for the overstruck coin. The year is unfortunately flatten...
Year 8 is a very rare year if I remember correctly. Quite certain this is the key date of this series. This is dated 1875. Details are wrong and...
I was looking around and saw this pretty interesting coin...
It's a set of Japanese coins. These are worth a bit in face value - at 1 USD for 115 yen (depending on the day of exchange rate), they add up very...
I think what bothered me is that while the pictures show a good scale of the different coins for each mint set - in order to make it fit within...
I am intrigued -I would like to know what reference PCGS uses to identify it as a warlord coin. Quite a few nice copper coins you've got there. I...
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