Very interesting - would like to see a photo of this overstruck coin as well.
Russian coin is definitely fake. There has been a flood of such counterfeits coming out from Eastern Europe within the last 5 years. Compare it...
It's already there - the Chinese would buy anything from arts to real estates. Numismatics is not an exception.
Not the first time the thread has been posted about Belarussian coins. In fact the news was released last year...
Just a couple of things - the counterstamp on this example is on the left, which means that this was struck in Osaka mint. This is far more common...
Someone tried to declare war on it - turns out peace won over on the other side.
mlov - what is your experience in seeing South Korean error coins? The only time I remember seeing one is a UNC 5 won coin struck off center as...
Conder101 - that's new information! Can you provide any examples if possible? Very intrigued
58 dollars is plain outrageous! I don't live in the US and hence do not know how it works. I'm certain that if you document that it is not...
Do you have any specific coinage in mind?
Japanese error coins are actually VERY VERY hard to find, in particular coins struck after 1990s. To illustrate this, Japan mint does have a...
With the rise of internet and collectors finding it easier to collect coins from all over the world - there's one aspect that's still somewhat...
Wow, didn't expect an old thread to pop back up - will be almost 10 years old!!! Since then I've collected some interesting Chinese overstruck...
Kasia, thanks for your kind comments. The original intention of how I planned to design the album was to challenge the original Dansco album. The...
I suspect the opposite can happen! If you give it a thought - older collections with higher grade coins often get moved out of the country. In...
It may still be possible to get them close to melt if the seller couldn't care less of how much he / she is going to get. However these days, you...
Not genuine - the text is slightly too thick considering that it should be worn, not bloated. Had a quick look at ebay and you know something is...
This cannot be genuine. The font and the overall appearance looks too modern, i.e. perfect circular planchet which no way could have happened back...
I'm leaning towards genuine. Please do post a photo of the edge as well as providing details of the weight of the coin for further verification....
This coin used to be somewhat common until 10 years ago when prices of Russian coins literally exploded. The Romanov ruble was priced close to...
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