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| 1872 SC Bond Notes Not Sure If Genuine
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wheatiefan
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 Posted 02/22/2023 08:15 am
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My parents won this as a door prize at a coin show a long time ago. It has always been framed since we had it. It appears to be an uncut sheet.
I always assumed it was real, because why not. Also coming from a coin show you'd think there's no reason to be fake, also. But I notice that the serial numbers are the same for both 20s and both 50s, so not sure if that is a warning sign or how they did things back then, or even if those are actually serial numbers. I know in the past I've found a website with known serial numbers for reproduction confederate paper money, but haven't been able to find anything lately with this.
So do these appear legit or not?
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| Verdicare - Will The Coin Grade Straight
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wheatiefan
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Posted 02/02/2020 3:28 pm
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If I recall correctly, when BadThad was developing it he submitted a 1909 S VDB that he had used verdicare (or was it verdigone?) on and it graded straight.
Someone with better search skills can surely find it.
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| Dai Nippon - Finn's Japanese Type Set, 1636 To Date
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wheatiefan
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Posted 06/25/2019 12:44 am
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Good information Finn235,
I like Japanese coins as well but my collection starts with Kanei Tsuho and concentrates on the after 1870 period. I also do not have any gold and lose interest with the high value commemorative series.
In my purchases I have acquired some coins labeled by the previous collectors as Bita Sen but don't know enough to evaluate them. The labels may be correct or may be wishful thinking and I don't know enough to decide.
It is very difficult to gain the specialized knowledge while reading only English language sources.
I look forward to more posts,
-wheatiefan
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| | Forum: World Coins and Commemoratives |
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| Using Microsoft Access As A Coin Database, Incorporated Into A Website
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wheatiefan
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Posted 04/11/2018 12:46 am
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I use mysql as a database, and have learned some basic PHP to make webpages to display my collection. For now it is just local but could be shared as a regular webpage easily.
It's not easy in that you have to get the SQL and website hosting programs, not to mention spend a lot of time learning basic code writing. But it is very versatile and expandable.
I use it to search if I have a coin in my collection at all, and if I have a photo I can tell if the coin I'm interested in is better or worse than the photo.
The photos themselves are not in the database but the pathway to the photo is.
I can pull up reports like all coins of a certain time frame, denomination, country, composition, square, holed, bimetallic, etc. Basically once you make a database category you will be able to use it in searches.
I can also use it to print flip inserts.
I never used MS Access so it may be able to do all of those things but if you read about mysql you will see that it is made to work well with webpages. It is also free, and most of the code or plugins you find will work with it.
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| World Coin Collectors. How Do You Add To Your Collection?
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wheatiefan
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Posted 02/09/2018 10:38 pm
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In person sources: Coin Shows, Coin Shops, Flea Markets. The upside is you can select only the coins you want. Downside is it takes a lot of time, you might strike out, and it might be more expensive per coin. Also as mentioned always check the reject slot of coin counting machines.
Online: eBay of course. Also other online coin stores. I've ordered from Joel's Coins, Don's World Coin Gallery, Black Mountain Coins, ... probably too many to list. Coin forum buy/sell/trade sections.
Yes, most coin shows have exclusive world coin dealers or the USA dealers have a small amount of world coins. Some have junk boxes of common coins, some have binders of 2x2s, and some have pricier items.
I don't think you can narrow down your focus until you cast a broad net and see what you catch. I was initially interested in coins of France because there were so many different types from about 1900-1960. I also became interested in coins of Japan for much the same reason and it felt rewarding to learn to decipher them. Coins of WWII is a common collecting theme, as well as One From Each Country, both of which I collect.
Don't have any tips to make things less chaotic. There's a lot more chaos than order in my hoard/collection right now.
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| 150 Ming Dynasty Coins For $1.25 Each - Is This A Good Deal?
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wheatiefan
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Posted 01/11/2018 11:17 pm
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I might pay $1.25 each for pick and choose, but not commit to an entire lot. I agree with Finn235 that you should instead pick a handful and start with those. I doubt your dealer has anyone else lining up to buy an entire lot of 100+ coins for that price, so they'll probably still be there if you want more.
If you are interested in these types of coins, buy the book also.
I agree there's almost no way you'd make your money back. Yes, you might enjoy spending a lot of time attributing the coins (or you might not) but there's not enough demand for attributed Ming coins for you to make your money back.
I would also ask do you have any other cast Chinese coins? I wouldn't start with 150 Ming coins when Qing and Song coins are so plentiful. Another fun area is the dragon coins from the early 1900s.
You could spend the same amount of money in multiple smaller lots over time and obtain a more diverse, fulfilling collection.
I wouldn't clean any of these coins. Even with ancients, one rule is to clean only enough to be able to attribute, which usually isn't a problem for this type of coin.
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| A Bit Of Sorting For Modern Japanese Coins (1870 - 1948)
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wheatiefan
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Posted 01/11/2018 10:59 pm
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Hello gxseries,
I have always liked you sharing your collection. When I saw it for the first time I probably didn't have any Japanese coins and now I'm a solid Japanocoinophile. For now my goal is a type set 1870-present though I have been always interested in a year set as well. I don't have any gold and those might be forever unattainable.
As for varieties, I have never been interested in the more esoteric ones and don't see that changing. I wouldn't expect a world type coin collector from other countries to care about the different VAMs for Morgan Dollars, which I think some of these are comparable to.
The silver one yen coins, for example:
A change in reverse from old type to new type? Of course that's a new type.
Change in diameter from 38.6 to 38.1? Sure, that's a change.
An official stamp on a coin otherwise the same as previous type? I guess maybe since the stamp's official, but ...
Other examples like die variations, grease filled die, etc? No way.
In fact, I never considered the change from one emperor to another on a coin otherwise the same to be a different type. Some catalogs list these as three types - the old emperor, year one of the new emperor, and all subsequent years of the new emperor. In my mind they're all the same. But that might be straying too far off topic.
So I guess we all have to decide when a variety constitutes an actual different type worth collecting or not. In these cases I like having the catalogs to show the differences but we must make our own decisions. I know that you like looking at coins very closely and finding varieties whereas I'm not that way.
As for display I like to see the denominations kept together so you can see the change over time. Imagine 1 yen from 1870-2018. Over time some like the sen would disappear and larger denominations would appear. In a website this would be easy to do scrolling up-down or side-side. Not that I am recommending you do so but if I were to ever finish my website this is how I would display them.
Now for a picture, I have always liked the background texture on the obverse of these:
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| General Issue Coins Or Commemorative/Manufactured Coins?
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wheatiefan
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Posted 12/19/2017 9:45 pm
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At first I was confused by your post.
I thought you were talking about circulating commemoratives. That is, coins that were made for a special occasion but actually circulated. A USA example would be the 1776-1976 coins. I consider these to be legitimate type coins worthy of pursuing or keeping.
If what you are talking about is commemoratives that are made just for collectors and were never intended for circulation then I don't consider them an interest. Part of collecting coins from around the world is that people from around the world actually used them! When browsing numista you can click a button to remove all of these.
Another gray area is a series of circulating commemorative coins, similar to the USA 50 State Quarters and successors. There are countries like Spain, Poland, Thailand with so many of these coins that I can't possibly keep up, and honestly don't want to. In those cases I might just keep one of each series as an example, just like I wouldn't be surprised for a foreign collector to keep only one representative quarter.
So I guess the first step is to decide what type of commemoratives you are talking about - circulating or not intended for circulation (NIFC).
-wheatiefan
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| Deciphering The Correct Year On Ottoman Empire Coins
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wheatiefan
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Posted 10/01/2017 01:51 am
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Hello Nevol,
I do not have a paper krause catalog handy but have looked at the numista page, most importantly:
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces11088.html
I agree that the coins have a static date 1327 with the mint years being the characters you have pointed to. I see the first three as being regnal year 5 which looks like a circle with a dimple at the bottom or sometimes an upside down heart. The last has a regnal year of 3 which looks like a flag with an extra ripple.
According to the numista page these correlate to 1910 and 1912, which is different than you have written. It may be that numista is mistaken or you get your information from krause which uses different dates. Also the years in different cultures sometimes overlap two of our calendar years.
I would record the dates of these coin as 1327 / 3 or 1327 / 5 as I find that the simplest. But I understand that's not satisfying for some people who want to know what year that really means.
I assume the character to the left of the regnal date is a mintmark d/t numista describing it as a "date/mint letter" but don't know for sure.
-wheatiefan
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| Coin Holder For 5, 10, And 50 Franc Coins
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wheatiefan
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Posted 07/08/2017 10:20 pm
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You should be able to find air-tite holders for all of these coins.
You can choose either direct fit or the type with a spacer, I like the spacers because they allow for a little leeway.
You should be able to find them online, there are two big websites with air-tite in the name, I think only one is from the official company. Otherwise most big online coin suppliers will let you buy one at a time.
-wheatiefan
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| Iffy Looking Ch'ien-Lung Cash Coin
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wheatiefan
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Posted 03/29/2017 10:05 pm
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The coin on the left definitely looks in crummier shape. Most noticeable in the background fields.
At first I might attribute it to different regions having different materials to work with or standards but it appears both have the same mintmark?
It is still possible they were made in different times - when times were good they used good alloys and made full size coins and when times were bad they turned out a worse product.
Overall given the variation in size and workmanship I don't think it's abnormal.
At a glance I think it's low quality but not fake.
Interested to hear any other ideas.
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| Japanese Kanei Tsuho (1 Mon)?
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wheatiefan
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Posted 02/19/2017 01:04 am
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They are both 1 mon kanei tsuho.
The mark on the back of the first one is a mintmark. I believe it is the 'bun' mark but don't know the city off the top of my head.
The second one without mintmark is more common.
By examining the calligraphy in more detail it is possible to identify the location and year of production, but I do not have my book available at the moment.
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| Quality Of Bcw 2x2 Coin Snaps
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wheatiefan
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Posted 02/19/2017 12:21 am
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I got some of these and thought they were high quality.
I don't know exactly what type of material they're made out of but have no reason to doubt they are coin safe.
I write with a sharpie which doesn't leave a lot of room for fine detail. I haven't tried a regular pen. You could also try printing on exact sized stickers and sticking those to the insert.
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| Coin Forums Before 2005?
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wheatiefan
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Posted 12/29/2016 11:42 pm
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I was a member of the usenet group rec.collecting.coins or RCC.
I am ashamed of my newbie-ishness so won't post my username or email address.
This was in the late 90s and early 00s.
I recognize several CCF members from there, most noticeably BiggFredd (RIP).
The last I knew the news groups were archived and searchable online. First through altavista and then through google groups. Not only are they searchable, they are technically still active. But they have so much spam nobody uses them anymore.
-wheatiefan
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