A 1078 Very Fine Cash in my collection. Hosts the "Yuanfeng" era with clockwise writing rather than up-down reading. Currently my oldest coin.

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A 1915 Very Fine Provisional Centavo in my collection. This is a coin with a freaking number of variants. This variant has a large curved bust with collar facing the bottom left star. Detailed.

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A 1943 Very Fine Dime in my collection. What a find! This is made of 90% Silver and 10% Copper and during WWII. I find this the most beautiful of all United States coinage (although I don’t find US coins attractive much, anyway).

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A 1920 Fine to Very Fine Cash in my collection. From the pre-Communist country of the People’s Republic of China; the Republic of China is currently Formosa. This was struck on a defected planchet.

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A 2001 Very Good Centavo in my collection. This type is made of Cupro-Nickel.

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An ok Phan in my collection. Phan…? What the heck is this? I can’t read this kanji! So confusing. All I know is that this is real old: 600 years!

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A 1965 Very Fine Quarter in my collection. A lot of writing on this piece.

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A 2006 Brilliant Uncirculated Endeavour in my collection. My first New Zealand coin. Unreeded version.

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A 1961 Brilliant Uncirculated Cent in my collection. I got this coin for free, but, believe me, it was worth the buy. Look up the price if you’re curious.

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artist, numismatist, and occasional master counterfeit, nicolaus seeländer (17th century; hanoverian)

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