Thanks for posting the photos, Nathan401. I have a few of those coins as well. I'll post some of my coins after I get them all cataloged.
Yes, yes it is. According to Numista it's .720 silver. That's cool. I'll have to do some reading on that. Thank you.
The flying crane coin is a 500 something from 1984. The pagoda is 10 something from 1970. Boy, I wish I had the correct font installed on my...
Thanks everyone! Yes, only $20 for the whole deal. I was hoping I didn't overpay on my first purchase. I have only cataloged the smaller plastic...
I made a point to visit my local(ish) estate cleanout thrift store this morning to see if they still had the three bags/containers of...
I found this ad in an online yardsale group I belong to. I'm not sure what to make of it, since I've never seen such a thing before. The ad only...
I've recently discovered a local estate cleanout / consignment store in my area that I have visited maybe 3 times so far. The main reason for...
Thanks everyone for the encouragement. I know I'm new to this and have much to learn. Especially something as basic (and super important) as...
Well OK then. Now I feel dumb. So where has everyone gone to learn such a thing? Local coin shops that give classes? Some kind of "adult...
Here in "Amishvilleland" (Lancaster County, PA) it seems that many people still purchase things with $2 bills, because the local banks I deal with...
This is probably a huge n00b subject (with related questions), but I must ask anyway.... I've been considering entering my collection into...
Oh, OK. Thanks for that info! I figured that the symbols under the "10" might be numbers, but when looking at the Numista page for that coin, all...
I could use some help from the collective expertise of the site here. With the help of Numista.com, I've narrowed this coin down to: Japan - Yen...
Well, add another coin and country to the list. Just found a 2 Rupee coin from INDIA in my change today. Guess it was successfully passed off as a...
Thanks for the kind words. It took me about two weeks, working 2-4 hours after dinner each evening, to complete the world coin catalog pages in...
Oh, sorry, one more thing. I was told that these coins came from a friend of my grandfather's. The friend was a pilot who flew all over the world,...
In case anyone is wondering, I did not put all of the coins back into the jar. ;) They are "organized" by country either in paper sleeves, or in...
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Well, I'm (finally) finished cataloging my world coins! I hope it's OK to post my collection here, because I wanted to share it with everyone. :)...
Wow. Thank you everyone for your insight, encouragement, and suggestions! I appreciate that very much. I looked into some of the software links...
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