Waffling is very interesting, because it represents acceptable and collectable mutilation. It helps that the mint does the actual mutilation, of...
The obverse is almost identical to the image below. A marriage token looks like a good call, since Vcoins describes it as "France, Token, Royal,...
The online currency converters I just consulted all said 500¥ = $4.62 to $4.63. The most precise said 4.627092, which changed in the highest...
Oh my, I didn't scroll up enough... :yack:
I don't think anyone in their right mind would ever sell an actual "unsearched roll," much less dozens of them, unless they really didn't know...
I would love to return to a world run by cash. I miss it. But I think there are too many powerful and influential people pushing electric money...
So I find myself in San Francisco and I think "I should tour the San Franscico mint!" After all, within the past 5 years I've toured both the...
WoW! Absolutely amazing design! Who cares about the grade? Just joking - I'm in the XF - AU camp, but leaning more towards XF.
Bust halves are fantastic. They're thick, juicy, old and affordable. How can you lose? The OP's coin looks perfectly nice and provides a decent...
^What he said. :D
Yes, I can see it now, 昭和六年 or Showa 6, as already stated. One more thing, dates (and all text) on Japanese coins appeared from right to left...
The Beast Coins are fabulous. I wish I had them all in gold and silver (I only have 1 in silver). I have noticed a trend with series. Once the...
Yes, they are definitely Japanese. The other giveaway are the Kanji "大日本" ("Dai Ni Hone") which means "Great Japan" or "Empire of Japan," the name...
Those are some extremely nice examples of Anglo-Saxon coins. For their condition, they would probably sell for a nifty amount, depending on your...
Hartill's book was meant to be a long overdue update of the Munro book. In his book, Hartill claims that Munro's book has some things in it that...
This is not only the final year of Heisei, it's the transition year for Reiwa, the new era. My guess is that when the Reiwa coins come out, they...
I did write a long-ish review of Hartill's book on Amazon, which does go into some detail, but if you even have a smidgen of interest in early...
The chart above is also in the Hartill book mentioned earlier, along with a lot of other charts and information. For pre-modern Japanese coins,...
I'm not trying to fault him for not talking about his WWII service, I completely understand why he wouldn't, especially considering his station....
My grandfather was too young for WWI and too old for WWII, so he saw no action. But I do have a Great Uncle who served as a Staff Sergeant in the...
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