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| Guatamala 1960 / 61 5 Centavos
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bjherbison
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United States
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 Posted 01/19/2023 08:00 am
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The Schön catalog (German book) identifies this type (and most but not all from the period) as being minted by Casa de Moneda de Guatemala.
An example of other mints being used: Schön and Krause both agree that the 1958 1 Centavo wasn't minted in Guatemala, but Schön says Hamburg and Krause says KN (King's Norton in Birmingham).
According to Schön the mint closed in 1991 so more recent coins have been produced in other countries. |
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| Help With Dutch Indies 1 Duit 1789
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bjherbison
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United States
226 Posts |
Posted 12/05/2022 06:23 am
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It's not a "mint mark" (a mark identifying which mint produced the coin) but a privy mark as tdziemia said. The mark probably identifies the mint master or the engraver.
(A privy mark can indirectly identify the mint, but for a Duit from the Netherlands the issuer and date are usually (always?) sufficient to identify the mint.) |
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| 1920-30's Republic Of China Coin Book - Worth Grading?
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bjherbison
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United States
226 Posts |
Posted 11/23/2022 09:21 am
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First you should think about why you want coins to be graded. Some collections are just graded coins, but many people collect ungraded coins. Personally I have no desire grade any of my coins. But if you goal is selling these coins then grading would probably be useful. But before spending $1500 just walk into a coin shop and discuss the coins with the owner.
After the magnet test, the next step at authentication would be finding good images of genuine coins and comparing. There are many sources, Numista is often a good place to check. For your coin take a look at https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces17822.html . That looks like your coin, but look in detail at the THE in the legend. The large serifs on your coin suggest to me it is a copy. |
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| A Few Questions On Old Islamic Coins
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bjherbison
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United States
226 Posts |
Posted 11/23/2022 08:56 am
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The Mughal coin is probably in The Standard guide to South Asian coins and paper money since 1556 AD. But there are also KM number assignments that aren't in the catalogs. I believe it is likely some KM editors assigned numbers to issuers without worrying about when a catalog would be issued for the types. (There are MB numbers I've been give for coins from Hungary dated 1509-1586.)
You could search on the KM number in numismaster.com so see if it is in that database. (My Hungarian MB numbers don't appear to be.) |
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| 30 Kreuzer Kaiser 1735 German States Coin.
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bjherbison
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United States
226 Posts |
Posted 05/10/2022 11:54 pm
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The Krause catalog type is KM# 175, but there are many variations. The Schön catalog has # 61, 62, 63, and A63 that are all covered by KM# 175, and I have a coin that I identify as Schön# 62 v. (I don't have one that matches the Schön# 62 image.)
I don't have access to that book right now so I don't know which the pictured coin is.
Rarity is hard to tell as most German states coins aren't up for sale at any particular time. |
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| Found Coin Or Token.need ID Please
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bjherbison
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United States
226 Posts |
Posted 04/13/2022 1:37 pm
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Where are the digits? I don't see any.
It looks to me like a decorative piece, possibly something to put into a hole left when drilling wood to cover the end of the bolt. But it also looks like something might have been attached or there was a hook -- look around 1:00 in the second picture.
It doesn't look like a coin. The monogram is too heavy and it seems to be a one-sided stamping (but not like any uniface coins I've seen). |
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