I intentionally chose post 2000s as coins are struck in bigger volumes and designed to last much longer. You'd think that with better refined...
I completely understand the issues with some dishonest buyers which ruins the hobby. I've bought some items that are worth less than 10 dollars...
Not surprisingly I find the prices of Russian coins have cooled (for the more common ones in general) I'm not too sure what area it is but I...
I've seen quite a fair bit of changes and this year has been quite different now that interest rates are going up. Global logistics have been a...
It seems that many modern circulating coins are all struck with one thing in common - cheap and plentiful. That got me thinking - are there any...
It looks like many are ex-jewellery. Nothing wrong if you bought them at a bargain / reasonable price. However I do not believe all are genuine.
Think the pic didn't show up correctly... [IMG]
Yes. The 1943 Chinese puppet regime Manchukuo and Federal Reserve Bank come to mind In particular the 1943 Federal Reserve 5 fen is probably...
It's interesting to note that Japan did supply more than 30% of the world silver supply in the 1500s. Japan does have pretty rich mineral...
This set took me close to a decade to complete. It's because I wasn't prepared to pay top dollars and am happy to wait for one at a reasonable...
For $2, it's a bargain even in the condition shown - it's almost melt value if I am not wrong. Chinese coins have been hot for the last couple of...
Thanks Kentucky. No idea why the links are not working.
This is probably one of the biggest surprise when I saw this on offer. I have seen pictures of this before and probably have only only seen less...
That's what I find it fascinating. Why is Yunnan the place to melt down large amount of reales? Geographically wise, it's a further inland...
A 50 tael sycee would be a sight to see! Would you happen to have a picture of it? Sycees used to be quite affordable more than 20 - 30 years ago...
It's the first one robinjojo I'll try it as url link https://www.omnicoin.com/coins/1058616.jpg https://www.omnicoin.com/coins/992142.jpg
This is just one of the more unusual things that appeared in the market. A nice hunk of silver Chinese sycee from Yunnan Province. Issued around...
Awesome! I'll let others give it a shot :)
3 or 6 kreuzer https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces151944.html
Give it a go. :)
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