
A 1900 Very Fine Cash in my collection. This coin, instead of having "One Cent," it reads "Ten Cash" on the reverse in English. In the middle it shows "Kwang-tung Kuang-hsu Yuan money" and around it shows the Board of Finance and Copper Coinage 10 Cash. The inscriptions are read …
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A 1944 Very Fine Sen in my collection. A World War II coin, using the now obsolete Sen denomination. The Yen was originally worth a hundredth of a yen, or one penny, but after the war the Yen was worth little value, dropping the once famous Sen. Made of Zinc.
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A 1960 Very Fine Centavo in my collection. Bought for a buck.
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"IN GOD WE TRUst" You can barely make ‘em out.
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Flickr was down Saturday. I got bored. I took pictures.
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A 2006 Brilliant Uncirculated Endeavour in my collection. My first New Zealand coin. Unreeded version.
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Silver 4 pence from the year of the Glorious Revolution – the first and last time in British history that a King and a Queen reigned jointly with Parliament On the other side are the heads of William of Orange and Queen Mary. MAG.BR.FR.ET.HIB.REX ET REGINA 1689 Which I think …
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Image from an article in the Virginia Numismatist by Bill Eckberg titled The Marshall House Token and the Civil War. Image provided by Bill Eckberg
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Still good focus of eye-sight. Final result 7-2 (seven pints and two scotch)!
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A 1900 Very Fine Cash in my collection. This coin, instead of having "One Cent," it reads "Ten Cash" on the reverse in English. In the middle it shows "Kwang-tung Kuang-hsu Yuan money" and around it shows the Board of Finance and Copper Coinage 10 Cash. The inscriptions are read …
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