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Re: Earliest Dated Coin
As noted above, it depends on what you mean by "actual date". The coins from Zankle are the oldest coins with symbols on them which we believe are date-numerals, where "Year 1" is… (View Post)5 -
Re: What sources does everyone use for World Coins? Are there any comprehensive and accurate guides?
Numista is in effect coin Wikipedia. The information you need might or might not be there, especially for rarer or higher grade coins. Here's the listing for your coin: https://en.numista.com/45… (View Post)1 -
Re: Determining if a Perth Mint coin is real
I'd assume the "37" is a typo. It should have the same specifications as the others in the series. (View Post)2 -
Re: Are these junk or do I have something worth keeping
These are (mostly) ten cash (or 1 cent) coins from China, both the late Imperial and early Republic periods. There are some scarce varieties in the 10 cash series, but we'd need better pictures … (View Post)1 -
Re: What could this be? Chinese or other Asian looking charm or something similar
The top pic is indeed an imitation of a "ban liang", a very early round-coin-with-a-square-hole made by the first emperor of China 2200 years ago. Wikipedia. Genuine ban liang are uniface, … (View Post)1