Should have added this - you can see an example of the difference of a standard and wavy 20 cents...
There is something fundamentally flawed with these albums - these are in medal alignment instead of coin alignment. (unless they are all error coins)
It's a tough call - if this was from a coin dealer, yes I would expect more information. But at the same time, if this came from a small time...
I guess what's important is to find out what is meaningful to your collection. Everyone has different likes and dislikes so it's difficult to give...
I have seen the silver and copper German New Guinea coins down here in some of the higher end coin shops. Quite beautiful coins however expensive...
I do have a pretty nice far east coin for contender. The question is this - what happen if this is a coin that was purchased for 20 dollars a few...
I've been sorting out what I have in my collection and saw I had an old Dansco New Guinea coin album. This was a somewhat scarce album when I...
The only way to get proper information is if you interview the mint director at the Swiss mint. I would highly doubt anyone here would have such...
Who knows - it could have been a coin collector during the samurai era and somehow managed to amass Roman coins.
I'm not certain if it's gold plated platinum - I do own a gold plated platinum but this does not seem right. Overall it looks more like brass. The...
Back more than 10+ years ago, you could have bought an entire collection of commemorative Soviet rubles for 100 USD. This does not include the...
If I was not offended, that is not correct. It is not only my sole responsibility to report all the counterfeits that I see plus they have been...
If reporting them solves everything, I will endeavor to do so. The whole idea of this thread is to educate other buyers. Again the reason why...
I've decided to do post this thread in a different way to attempt to expose how counterfeiters these days try to peddle their wares. In this...
It's actually Japanese if I am not wrong. I'm not an expert in this as I don't actively collect them.
This is an interesting challenge that I've been up to. Actually there are two. 1) Finding Kiwi coins that circulate in Australia 2)...
That reminded me - thanks for popping this thread up Siberian Man. I've managed to complete this set which is just 50 coins. This is absurdly...
Atarian - something is wrong with the photos. This is what one is supposed to look like...
Would definitely look interesting. I still doubt if it's wood. The tab might seem to give a hint of wood color. I personally reckon it's...
Back to the original topic - let's say the amount released is at 5,000, unlike mass produced mint sets at more than 50,000. Can you still say the...
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