They are popular coins. The 4 reales are generally the scarcer of the denominations. They are not all Mexican though, they have the same designs...
Yea, I can't imagine such an awkward posturing of the king would have been officially approved
Mid to late 20th century. Though the host coin appears genuine.
This type of countermark, where George is looking up instead of straight forward, are modern.
The two smaller ones are Persian wedding tokens. There are many types, this design is one of the more common ones. The other coin is a novelty...
This does not look like a Chinese fake to me. Most likely eastern European copy. The Chinese ones tend to be less obvious.
If similar examples I've seen in hand are an indication, your coin actually looks better than the pictures. I love how these coins tone. Can't...
100% fake and likely cast. Seller knows it's fake, thus the "real or fake? I will let you judge" part in the listing. Seller also has a couple...
I would guess this is a re-engraved digit, as the underlying one was way too far left. It's certainly not punched over a previous year :)...
I was lucky enough to pick up a high end example before the prices exploded. Wish I had gotten one of the proofs as well :)
I think he's being smart by stockpiling a currency that may very well be undervalued at current exchange rates.
The mintage of 105 million includes both varieties for 1944. One is scarcer than the other, so this is why the price difference
The tester was likely just thrown off by the gold plating. It's clear from pics that this token is gilded/plated.
Nice coin, I have both the 50 and 100 korun with this design. The design is kinda flat and not super detailed, but I am not seeing any obvious...
First coin appears AU and possibly cleaned, second high VF to XF
I always thought of this as thick and thin date variety
Low to mid AU and not cleaned. Nice looking coin :)
I would suggest a subscription on Rhinocoins if you are interested in coins like these and other early European issues. It's $10 for 2 years,...
Yep, broken back variety. Looks like a really nice grade too, nice find.
I did a bit of research, was only able to find a few that had images. They all match. Would really be interesting to see a confirmed genuine...
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