I personally like it. I have seen coins in folders but just don't appreciate moving having folders and flipping pages of them. I believe the era...
This maybe the first post I made in the US coin forum so please bear with me. I will put my hand up and say that I do not know much about US...
Please feel free to check the sold section in ebay. I can assure you that you cannot buy a genuine coin for under 10 dollars unless it had some...
Alibaba sells these coins as a set for less than a dollar each....
Are you aware that these are copies?
I'm also under the same impression. These look a bit too refined.
There are two coins that caught my interest. First one is the Korean 1/4 yang which is supposedly dated 1898. This is a contemporary...
There is definitely more than just cultural importance of koban. While I am certain that shrines used to sell replica kobans, I cannot say for...
Akita 9 momme 2 fun can be obtained as long as one is willing to fork out a fair bit of money. Morioka 8 momme however is a lot less common....
Collecting aluminum coins by type set can be interesting! There sounds like an album type set. (maybe I should not have suggested it!)
Very nice coin! I've seen a few of them while I was in Tokyo. I believe JNDA is a decent reference for koban as well. Haven't looked at Hartill....
I think what is intriguing would be the amount of different types of coins in circulation during the Soviet era. Take a step back and recall what...
Seriously, can I please borrow your time machine? They look better than some coins fresh out from mint bags...!!!
I think we are dismissing the importance of the mint token. If I am not mistaken, this looks the same and struck on a similar type based on the...
As far as I am aware, this is another variation for packaging. What should be noted is that this features coins from both Moscow and Leningrad...
I can agree. A lot of the nicer examples are found overseas. Some early coin collectors who recognized the beauty of such coins also contributed...
Sometimes one would wonder how they managed to survive especially in XF+ condition. A lot of the surviving examples are heavily chopmarked, worn,...
Its no surprise that the Pavel ruble is heavily inspired by the Ducat. At one stage, St. Petersburg was known to strike counterfeit Dutch ducat.
As far as I am aware, there is no such 2 kopek overstruck over 1 kopek. I am happy to see such example. While 28g seems high, it is slightly over...
Thannk you for your kind comment GSDykes. I've been replying using a smartphone or at a library as mu computer broke a while ago. Therefore I...
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