Close enough!!!
WHY CAN'T I FIND A COIN WITH A SKUNK ON IT?!?!
Many of you already know that this was the year that a new Emperor took the throne in Japan. Emperor Akihito stepped down due to age and his son...
The last year of Akihito is year 31, or "平成三十一年" or "平成31年." So 2019 coins will have either that or the Reiwa characters I typed above. Looking...
Fantastic! What a great trip! I look at the Ginza Coins site once in a while and I would love to visit them someday, but the markup that you...
I don't think this question has a simple answer, because people buy and pursue things for different reasons. Some people want to "fit in" and own...
According to a tour guide at the Denver Mint (which may or may not be a reliable source on this topic), the Mint is the only profitable...
The show mentions that the Japanese government is trying to entice people to use more digital transactions, but they haven't really succeeded....
Ah, yes, I see now that playback for that video is disabled. Curses. Yes, search for "Japanology plus #124: Banknotes" on YouTube to find the video.
I have plenty of Japanese coins, but where can one find modern Japanese banknotes at a decent price? A dealer sells them on MA-Shops, but they...
Here is an interesting show on Japanese banknotes. They also discuss the future of digital payments and how the Japanese public is currently...
Very nice! How are they held together now?
It's a shield nickel. They do have similar designs.
Please post both sides. :D
I came across this display in a magic store in San Francisco. The coins were actually pretty large, maybe 4 - 5 inches in diameter. I was amazed...
That's fair and thank you. I probably should have added that it was being treated like junk by the LCS, as it was in a box with other very worn...
I found this Probus coin in the bargain bin at an LCS and paid somewhere between $10 - $20 for it, which I don't regret for a second. I probably...
Did anyone else receive a request to take an online survey from the Department of the Treasury? I received one in the mail and just completed the...
They match the entry in the JNDA (the Catalog of Japanese Coins and Bank Notes, an all Japanese guide) for a Japanese Occupied Territories coin...
I think it's more impressive that you've posted over 23,000 messages. That's a lot of typing.
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