The small blob at the bottom is Japanese Mameita Gin (bean money). Silver of varying weight. I think yours appears to be from the Tenpo era which...
I have this book and I recommend it. It is just like the Krause catalog but removes all the NCLT junk. Countries like Palau, Niue, & the Marshall...
I would be interested in an album like this. Are they easy to find in Japan? How much do they cost? Is it the type where you push the coin in and...
Krause's catalog is the standard. I recommend an edition called "Collecting World Coins: More than a century of circulating issues" because it is...
I'm familiar with electrolysis to clean rusty old tools. There's lots of info on the internet about that. They recommend 'washing soda' (sodium...
That's a tough one. My reading, which is probably wrong in a few spots, of the lettering is: gulielmus archiepiscopus bostoniensis anno cenesimo...
Count me in, clembo... I enjoy your posts... :)
I guess Medusa just captured the imagination better than her sisters. There's a lot in the greek myths that never made it to coins. Kinda how...
Hi freakygarrettc, When I read your first post, I was going to recommend the "forumancientcoins" website for attributing. If you can make out the...
I don't have the finances to purchase the beautiful large size notes that I see others post pictures of. But $1 and $2 bills? That I can handle....
Looks Bulgarian. Found this website with pix to match: Bulgarian Paper Money, Series XXXVI, WheatieFan
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