Very nice looking coins!
I've looked at the history of platinum usage for research a few years ago and came across very interesting articles. While I can go and start...
Here are a couple of examples: [img] [img] A fair number of Japanese yen coins were officially countermarked at Osaka and Tokyo mint, to be...
This coin is actually quite interesting if you do a bit of research. Compare the Manchurian coin against this coin that was used in Japan back...
You mean an overstrike? Offmetal is when a different blank planchet is used. Overstrike would be the best word to describe this situation. I do...
Manchurian Province 1929 1 fen
Here are some very affordable coins that I personally like. Just because they are struck in base metals don't mean that they cannot be attractive....
Put it this way, it's at least something that you can sell if you need to whether you make a profit or loss. Some chose to waste their money by...
Happy birthday and many thanks for looking after the forum!
Nice 5 yen coin Krispy. They are getting hard to find these days especially in such nice condition. As far as I am aware, the gold coin is...
I've posted this link before but I might as well post this again. http://issuu.com/gxseries/docs/japan_dansco_type_set_1870 In the middle of...
Imagine the joy of working at such auction house. Reckon the graders would have heart attack as soon as they held such coins in their hands....
I can only imagine it's the public that finds dollar notes useful during tipping.
Australia has been releasing colored coins in circulation for the last three years. I missed finding the other two when they were first released...
Doesn't make any sense to be honest. If he refunded by paypal, he would not be hit by paypal's fees.
Some of mine. My favorite is the Josef Lada coin - seems to be rather scarce in proof. mintage of less than 5000. While toning on proof coin does...
Start from your pocket change. You need to start something small first. If you are looking for a how to get rich scheme, there are plenty of...
I've got these two. [IMG] [IMG]
1942 15 kopek is a key date of this type. A common 15 kopek in this condition may be worth about a dollar versus 100 - 200 dollars, if not 300+...
I normally don't venture into US coin forums but for some reason I did. And I'm glad I did - it looks impressive despite the damage. No problem...
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