I think that China, Fukien Province, 100 cash would be in the running. Copper 70 mm. Or China, Shensi Province, 1000 cash. Brass 74mm.
I think that many of the Indian 1/32 rupees (such as Assam) or fanams will be the smallest at about 7mm. I originally thought of some the Central...
As I said before, specific gravity will tell you nothing if the coins have the same dimensions and weigh the same .... mass with respect to volume...
If two coins have exactly the same physical dimensions and weigh exactly the same, their specific gravity will be the same, at least as far as I...
I'd say one of the Indian Provinces. Look through a Krause at a library if you don't have one... maybe early-mid 19th century or 18th.
Living in Canada, I get a chuckle out of the "invented" holidays that have occurred here, so that Canada would have a Monday holiday that matches...
Your mean the offcenter is the same? There is a certain tolerance that is allowed .. the real errors are offset quite a bit.
In 1905, China underwent a coinage reform, where every coin had the same obverse and reverse design .. with a mintmark in the center of the...
It looks fake to me as well. 8-S is supposed to be 8 escudos and be made of gold. That coin is not gold, nor were there any struck in 1792. The...
Yep, the 1797 penny and 2 penny are honkers for sure. That was when they minted coins where the value in the actual weight of the coin was equal...
I am not a fan of RCM NCLT items, especially directly from the mint. Except for a scant few, you pick can them up at coin shows 3-4 years down...
I think that schnauzer's post above with the cost rundown says it all. Unless you have a coin whose REAL VALUE is more than $100, it is not even...
I think that the average price might be higher in Group B, because they actually know what they are looking at, and the relative scarcity (in that...
Well, from grading seminars held by the same top-level folks who do the actual grading (I'm talking the top 2-3 TPG's on each side of the border)...
cpm9ball ... My comments on proof coins dealt specifically (as I put in the sentence) proof "bullion" coins. If you are finding proof bullion...
It is uncommon to see die cracks that travel through the design elements of a coin .. not unheard of, but uncommon. The design elements are...
I live in Canada, go to lots of coins shows, and participate in many coin site discussion forums. This topic has been covered ad infinitum for...
Some more on the "model series"
There are still many with the gold coin intact, but maybe not in the US. When gold peaked (or seemed to peak) a few years ago, many sold the gold...
As "coleguy" stated, you do not, and should not, have to send in coins to be certified to sell. Most post-WWII coins, silver or not, will cost...
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