Taiwan 1981 5 yuan coin. Definitely not struck in silver.
Pretty nifty. When you mentioned the word 'die', I thought you meant the stamping die. Still, I like it!
IF it was indeed aluminum, it would be significantly lighter than a normal penny.
The whole argument of when to leave feedback is as absurd as what hand is technically correct to use. Whether it's left or right hand, as long as...
I think the reality is if Krause had full time staff researching prices, it might be a different story. Unfortunately they will have to make do...
I am thinking of somewhere along the lines of featuring Native Indians as well. The Buffalo nickel comes to mind.
I am curious - currently working on designing a US type set coin album. I have been looking at various coin images but struggle to pick two. If...
This can be a bit tricky. It's one thing if the buyer is doing a bit of a haggle which in my opinion is fine. But he / she threatens with not...
There was no yen coins at that time. It should be sen.
I have to admit, I had to look it up before commenting as I have never seen anything like this before. My first impression is that this coin...
I've been doing a bit of study and found it interesting that there is a fair bit of overlap. Would there be any reasons why this occurred? For...
Given that gold coins are often alloyed with copper and gold coins can tone, I would not be surprised that they can be damaged by PVC. The damage...
No wonder old catalogs can still remain valuable! mlov - by any chance do they mention the designers of the older Korean coins, in particular...
Very interesting. I'm not too sure if I would classify them as coins due to their nature. Reminds me of the Tiananmen freedom dollar 'coin' that I...
I actually like the State Quarters and the National Parks. Sure I don't own all the coins as I don't live in the US. As of the return of the...
I was really tempted to put that in as well but I thought carefully before adding that it. If I am not mistaken, it was only quite recent that...
I feel sorry for the current mintmasters. There's just no room for creativity if people keep slapping them with "let's have the classics back"...
I decided to do a bit of maths and I am a bit stumped. This is what I got when I calculated. Somewhat close for most of them. Fineness Density...
I guess the whole idea is to redesign the album in a more aesthetic manner. Personally I would like to see a few of the more common elements...
Unfortunately these days with low value coins, they are counterfeited as well. I believe I own a counterfeit Chinese 1 yuan coin, which at that...
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