Even with all the defects, it is a beautiful coin.
That seller should be tar and feathered for cancelling bids!!! No big deal here. Seller decides for whatever reason he/she doesn't want to sell....
(1) In my young teens not knowing that you could take a dollar bill to the bank and request a silver dollar. Instead I collected US stamps....
YAY!!! What a wonderful gift from Mom! Yes, they are proofs and look wonderful. Their value: Priceless being from your mother. Your birthday was...
The bidder is free to bid whatever he wishes - the seller is free to block whomever he wishes. What the big deal???
There is no need for a personal attack here!
No, not pachinko. Pachinko uses small nickel/steel? balls that are purchased at the main counter of a pachinko parlor. The machines spits out...
They are used in game machines similar to our Chucky Cheese and Scandia tokens.
It is a Japanese game token.
I recall a educational TV show in the late 1970's that reported that Chinese manufacturers of fakes caused them to "age" by burying them in sand...
You're just guessing about his actions and his "scheme". The OP did get a tracking number. The buyer got his money back, so no harm done, except...
It's year Meiji 12 or 1879. 1879 is an extremely rare date and the likelihood of being a counterfeit is very high. Diameter should be 38.6 mm....
Nice Toning!
Hummmm - wife from Japan? Mine too! Okinawa. I lived on Okinawa from 1968 to 1973.
The Tempo era isshu and nishu Gin (Silver) examples are very common and widely available ungraded on eBay. Generally run $20 to $30 circulated....
Saflips (Mylar 2x2 & 2.5x2.5) are my choice for just about everything. Lots of coins have been ruined when extracting them from stapled cardboard...
My areas include pre-Taisho Japanese silver coins, US type coins, and coins and medals that depict coins, such as the Heisei - Osaka Castle medal...
I am afraid to buy any Chinese coin that hasn't passed through NGC/PCGS. It is unfortunate that the Chinese government can't or won't control the...
A great way for the seller to get rid of jewelry mounted gold coins!
Not only PayPal fees, but also eBay's Final Value Fees. That's how the seller gets eBay to refund what they charged him.
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