Pretty nice set. I'm not too sure if I have seen such "cast" coin, especially coming from Hunan Province. I'm certain it's a contemporary...
It comes down to what circumstances led to the downfall of "worthless" precious metals. In an event of a war - most certainly. You can't feed...
I've tried to assemble one copper and silver coin from each province. I highly recommend not to start one as it's just too costly, if not absurdly...
I'm suspecting there may be hints available at youtube - I can't type in Korean so I don't know what terms to search for. Gave a random search...
Muzyck - I own 5 examples and I see no evidence that any of the Uighurstan 10 cash are overstruck. However 20 cash coins were definitely...
I guess somewhere along the lines, there must be some tweaking during the minting process. I'm certain that something must have happened with the...
A tip that I have when you are trying to feature the underlying element is that you never attempt to take coin photos at an angle. This makes it...
I am curious - considering this economic climate for Venezuela, where are their coins struck and banknotes printed? I hardly believe they are made...
The original host of the Chekiang 10 cash coin can be identified if there is better closeup photo. I'm suspecting it's 1898 5 fun which is the...
I think the only explanation that I can offer is that this is that during the manufacturing process, the inner core nickel somehow was missed....
This reminded me - if there is just one example that I can nominate, it would be this [img] I would have liked the crown size but this will do....
I'm still investigating the history of this particular coin as the only sources that I can find are quite recent. Krause does mention two types,...
If it is the very same seller that I am thinking that's supposedly based in the Netherlands with about 2000 feedback, stay away! Almost none of...
I'm not too sure if I can believe the story of such counterstamps - I've seen a flood of them appearing in the last few years. Mind you, those...
I would be curious to see what the coin looks like, after all it was in a burned down truck. Makes you wonder why it was in there. If it is what...
There is a commemorative coin to go with this medal [img]
This is definitely a highlight in any serious Chinese-Soviet collectors and congratulations! Definitely not a coin that appears in the market...
I think the value also goes up dramatically when you offer them as a lot - it's very very uncommon to find seven of such in a sequence.
What are the odds that it is the same coin where one buyer bought it and decided to sell it right away?
I've seen some people posting photos of large US coins which is as big as their palm. Do you require something that's even larger?
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