The first picture is upside down. The denomination is: 二朱 or Ni Shu, or 2 Shu. It seems to match one of the following two types, though this...
Are you referring to the Wikipedia article passage: "Despite the large number sold, many of the coins were either melted or released into...
Your questions are good ones, but a little hard to answer because they do involve some personal preferences. Personally, I don't think the...
This was discussed on a thread here not too long ago. Printing wasn't an exact science in those days, so sometimes certain layers could print off...
I agree with the "$70" comment. That's way too much to pay for an ounce of silver, with or without a fancy little stamp on it. A very good cause,...
1916 Buffalo Nickel... whooo eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Please don't judge the entire forum based on one snooty and self-absorbed member who apparently has nothing better to do than drive people away...
I didn't want to attend my High School graduation, but my parents insisted and at the time they owned the house and prepared my meals, so, well......
If TPGs can grade far more coins and make more money having AI perform their grading, or at least parts of their grading, I don't see why this...
I am also in the same boat about the more micro side of the hobby. I lean more towards the social side, i.e., how coins were used, what they could...
If Seneca couldn't shape him up, could anyone? [ATTACH] Nero AR Hemidrachm of Caesaria, Cappadocia. c54-63 AD. NERO CLAVD DIVI CLAVD F CAESAR AVG...
Japan (大日本) Meiji 42 (明治四十二年) 1909 - 50 Sen (五十銭) - NGC MS 63 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Interesting that the MS70 bottle says "safe for copper" yet it turns copper coins blue and purple. I guess it depends on your definition of...
They remind me a little of Han Solo frozen in carbonite...
I have more than one favorite. In fact, I have more than ten favorites, but I'll keep it to only a few here. I have posted this one a lot...
Unslabbed and as naked as the day it was born... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I can't speak to the authenticity of the coin or the slab, but that one looks nothing like other MS 63 examples that I've seen. For comparison,...
Taking advantage of other people's ignorance will justifiably turn people off from the hobby in the long run. We have to try to do better than that.
Like everything, as much as endless progress-minded people don't want to admit, everything has it's limitations, including collecting. Most...
In 2016, Saudi Arabia eliminated the 1 Riyal paper note for a 1 Riyal coin, so the sixth and latest issue of its national banknotes begins with...
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