If you're just going over to Europe for sightseeing, I doubt that you would have much trouble with your passport. Your biggest concern would be...
It looks like a fake 1875 (Meiji year 8) one yen coin to me.
Unfortunately, the 1907 Indian Head cent is about the most common date of the entire 50-year series, so unless it's a spectacular error, it's not...
I'm not sure if this is a proof or not. I got this coin from my grandmother, who had received it from her friend who had been the daughter of a...
There are plenty of shops in say, the Okachimachi district of Tokyo that sell gold jewelry. And I have seen a number of women wearing gold...
There aren't too many banks around that will handle foreign coins. In Japan, banks won't exchange foreign coins, so a lot of those coins being...
Do you know what the purpose of this medal was? The Japanese source I found for 北洋大臣 said that it was the minister of a trade zone set up in 1870...
Ha ha, I still have some of my old folders, too! I think this one dates from 1969. You can see how my handwriting changed between 1970 and 1972...
I like that Indian Head penny that is missing its "clad layer" :)
Also, silver is often a by-product of base metal and gold mining, and there are few exclusively silver mines anymore. A lot of mines, especially...
And I'll see your off-center 1989 Lincoln with an off-center 1976 Lincoln :) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I have been told that this is a late stage die cap error. I found it in a bag of foreign coins. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I got started in, well, 1966, when silver coins were beginning to disappear from circulation in the United States. My grandmother had a passing...
Proof 1964 Jefferson 5c [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
That site does seem a little... questionable. I tried looking for the same medal on Japanese sites but could not find any reference to the medal,...
I found your medal listed on a Taiwanese web site similar to ebay. Apparently it is a silver medal that was presented as an award by some Chinese...
Here's a 1941 Mercury dime that may have been at the end of a roll, judging by the full[ATTACH] [ATTACH] toning on the reverse but only a touch of...
Here's a 1958 proof dime that not only has rainbow toning, but also has a die crack running from Roosevelt's mouth to his ear! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here's one of mine: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here's the obverse: [ATTACH]
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