You've done the responsible thing. From here on out I guess it's up to eBay (and the bidders themselves, to recognize crude cast coins...)
Very handsome biggie, there!
So, from this page (thank you, Portland Coins): If the 年 symbol is at the end of the date, I've got things backwards, and it's Year 31 (1898)...
That one looks "official" to me, but what do I know? Not that much.
I thought I read Meiji Year 13 on this. But if that's right ... oh my goodness! :greedy::greedy::greedy::greedy: Surely that can't be right....
I see some rub there, so this is an AU coin. Let's say AU53-55-ish. Figure about $30-35-ish retail, so no, it would not be worth the expense...
I was wondering what a "Bicentennial Nite" is, so I had to click. ;) I found a bunch of these in a library book once. That was fun, even if...
Looks real to me. Old cleaning, but not too bad.
You had me for about 0.8 seconds there, but only because I've had a recurring dream wherein there are $7 and $15 and $25 bills, and other wacky...
Wow, that's pretty sharp for one found "in the wild"!
Those are neat.
Yes, entries need to be on the giveaway thread. Sorry if that wasn't clear.
This one would likely fall into the $41-65 range, raw. Slabbed, I see them running north of $100, which I would think this one should certainly...
In the $85 to $125 range: Turkey (Seljuq Sultanate of Rum): silver "Lion & Sun" dirham of Kaykhusraw II, AH 638 (1240-1241 AD) [IMG] (Presently...
In the $125-175 range by my cost, though the latter is likely worth considerably more: Japan (Meiji Era): gold/electrum Nibu-Kin (2 bu), ca....
In the $175-250 range by my cost, but worth more: Spain: gold half-escudo of Ferdinand VI, 1759, Madrid mint [IMG] (PCGS XF40- population 1 - the...
In the $250-300 range: Ancient Roman Republic: silver denarius of moneyer L. Furius Brocchus, ca. 63 BC [IMG] (NGC Ch VF; Strike 5/5, Surface...
In the $350-400 range: Ancient Greece (Ionia, Phokaia): electrum hekte, Athena and quadripartite punch, ca. 478-387 BC [IMG] (NGC certification...
In the $450-500 range: Belgium (Brabant): gold florin (Carolus d’or) of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, ca. 1521-1545 [IMG] (PCGS Genuine; VF...
Once upon a time, this cruder, imitative stuff would not have done anything for me aesthetically, though I have always appreciated its history....
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