Ugh. Yes, those 2 X 2s can hide really miserable surprises. I sadly had a similar experience when I overpaid for a 1944 Walker 50c that looked...
It will likely make a profit.
France put out a series of coins from 2011 - 2015 featuring significant French historical figures. I bought almost all of them, but now I'd like...
I'm really not too fond of the first installment of the American Innovators $1 series. [IMG] This is about as bland of a coin that the mint has...
4 Guardhouse double row boxes for round Airtite capsules, very lightly used in the following sizes: Small - fits A size Airtites Medium - fits T...
I like to buy coins corresponding to historical periods that I'm researching. When I read a biography of Elizabeth I, I bought an Elizabeth I...
I consider key dates a topic for experienced collectors only. A great way to watch your money vaporize is to go around buying expensive key dates...
It's far better to risk decorum and verify authenticity face to face than to bring a coin home only to find that it's a fake or questionable. Then...
When I visited the Winnipeg mint in 2015, they were using this same type of planchet webbing as decorations along the tour corridor. It lined the...
1939-D Walker 50c graded MS 65 by NGC [IMG] [IMG]
It looks like an Egyptian 10 Kurush coin. The ١٠ stands for 10 and right below it is the word "Kurush" or قروش It has 2 dates on it, ١٩٧٦ or 1976...
I'm a little late to this thread, but yes, that is almost definitely a Japanese Pachinko token. Being identical on both sides makes it even more...
Confusing "Meiji 12" and "Meiji 20" is an easy mistake to make for a few historical reasons, even for people who already know the Japanese number...
1914-D Barber Quarter graded MS 62 by NGC [IMG] [IMG]
The 1918 short "Just Rambling Along" features a very young Stan Laurel who finds himself with a cafe tab that he can't pay. A woman sitting at his...
Hello, I rarely pay attention to pocket change, usually because I never have any, but two days in a row I received a pair of different colored...
This was already answered in another thread: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/can-anyone-tell-me-the-year-of-this-japanese-coin-it-is-50-sen.326076/
Everything that Kurt said above is completely accurate. If you want more details, the date starts directly on the opposite side of the coin from...
The coin appears to say "shiyanpo" or "シャンポ" in the katakana alphabet. This could mean "Champ" or some other variation of those characters...
If you're looking to increase your investment by purchasing coins, just turn and run away right now. Coins are collectors' items and so completely...
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