Someone please remind me what "roubles according to" means in these auction descriptions. Used to know this, but now I'm drawing a blank.
China, Empire 10 cash year 3 (1911). Unfortunately this one appears to be a modern replica.
Webbing is the leftovers of a sheet of metal that the coin blanks were punched from.
These are catalog numbers from the Standard Catalog of World Coins, which uses KM, Y and C #'s. You will see people referring to these very often...
Nice find! By far the hardest to find and most valuable year of the series :)
Maybe photos are tricky, but in hand they look distinctly different. KM 22.1 is like a dark tan/beige color and 22.1a is gray. Weight is the same.
If you're not looking to buy immediately, you can get a nice example cheaper than that by sitting on auctions. And you won't have to worry about...
I just had to rebuilt my world coins only search. They made it a little more tricky, but still works for me, try this...
It's not a doubled die actually, just a re-engraved or re-punched letter. Quite common on 19th century Canadian coins, especially the 1 cents. You...
Most ever spent on a single coin.. about $400. Most ever spent on a lot of multiple coins... $1,800
Indeed, that is a very gorgeous example from an already gorgeously designed series. I have an 1838 example of the same, which I picked up from our...
I've noticed the same thing for Chinese provincial issues from the late 19th-early 20th century. I think this may be why Krause doesn't even list...
The 10 para is a very nice example, great find :)
Very nice article and attractive coins. I have yet to add one of this design to my collection, but most definitely on my list :)
I'm fairly certain that the "carbon spots" are just artificial aging and applied on purpose. They appear in one form or another consistently on...
Weak/missing details are worrisome, but the photo is too small to tell if this is how the coin was made or the result of being ex-jewelry. But...
If you don't mind me asking... how much was it?
Glad to see you back @Mainebill :)
From your photos this appears to be a somewhat older generation fake with the edge applied as a separate strip of metal attached to the main body...
I firmly believe that to be the definition of an expert. Not someone that has memorized a large volume of specific information, but someone that...
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