I didn't know that back in 1804, they had the technology to refine silver down to .999 purity. Not too sure about this but weren't coins measured...
The coin at the bottom is struck in a tin-zinc alloy, hence it sounds different from any other coins that you may have handled. All other metals...
I think it's a worrying trend. I suppose the coin must have looked so good that there was no obvious signs of them being counterfeits. I can see...
Yes, I know there's a lot of counterfeits when it comes to Chinese coins but this one is ok. It's a common 1 yuan coin with an interesting rotated...
It looks more like a lead-zinc alloy to me. Unlikely to be silver. I don't see how the Japanese needed to counterfeit such coins where they were...
You should have waited to see the seller's response. It could be a honest mistake by the seller and you did not allow him to correct his mistake....
Reckon they need more competition to ramp up their service.
AWORDCREATED, I suggest you make a public apology immediately. I do not find this entertaining. Mod's Note: Since the original post has been...
I have to disagree that 'kept through generations' is a helpful way to describe something as genuine. It could have been a fake to start off with....
Just in case you struggle to see the underlayer, I have rotated it to the right alignment. You should be able to see the figure "10" if you look...
Rather hard to say - this could be worth a shot at ebay if this is slabbed. Hertiage will take a fair share of it. Where did you get your hands...
I have been hunting for this coin for a while and it turns out to be a lot more difficult than you can imagine. This is the coin for discussion:...
Well if you want an affordable tantalum coin, you can try looking for space coins from Kazakhstan. They are definitely a lot more affordable than...
That 1795 5 kopek is in a very nice condition. Would be worth more than 8 dollars without a doubt. In general most of the 5 kopek coins struck...
medoraman - have you taken a good look of what you have with those 5 kopek coins? Would be nice if you can showcase them some day. There are a...
Thanks John Anthony and chrsmat71 - took me a long time to complete that page but I guess it was well worth it. Chrsmat71 - you might want to...
It's a 2 kopek overstruck over 1 kopek. Pretty common as the value of copper changed over the time of history. I've made a page list full of...
A lot of hard work and research. Chinese and Indian coins have been very hot but again you need to know what you buy and sell otherwise you will...
I think you should use them as lessons / education. If you have good ethics, please do not attempt to sell them.
OMG STOP. Just because it's chopmarked does not necessarily mean that it's damaged and has lowered the value to scrap metal price. VERY wrong....
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