My wife translated the Japanese as: It's an award medal presented to good workers at the Japanese Naval Technology Center (location is unknown)...
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Had these for a while. Had them up on eBay but there were no takers :-( [ATTACH]
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It looks like a Tsuba, a sword guard. And, it appears to be a fake one at that. It's probably of chinese origin. It looks like it's been signed...
Well, I never cleaned the coin. I did lighten the pics to show details. The real color is a beautiful steel blue. I was thinking of getting it...
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OK, here's my errors.
The "Arches" may have been a nickname. It was close to Charing Cross. It was a covered garage that would get cleaned on Friday night so the...
in 1974 - 1977, I was living in Huntingdon, England, I used to visit London on Saturdays with the express intention of visiting The Arches to...
I wish the 1977 liberty dollar was minted instead of the "Suzy B Ugly" [IMG]
The 1847 UK Gothic Crown IS the MOST beautiful coin ever minted !!!! (IMO) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
1847 Gothic Crown (UK)
The most beautiful coin ever minted (my opinion)
Thanks a lot for the information.
Any idea of their rarity and/or value???
Well, that's how they looked after the baby oil was washed away. There was NO scrubbing involved. I was just lucky. I did find other coins but...
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