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joewobblie's Last 20 Posts

WWF Wildlife Conservation Silver Proof Coins, Weight Question
joewobblie
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Old Post Posted Yesterday   12:25 pm
Just a few comments - not sure what the answer is.
I have some of these from 1986 and the certificates say most are at 28.28 gm but one is at 27.22 gm. These were both made at the Royal British Mint. Perhaps they got mixed up with the blanks with yours? I guess that might explain one but not many variances.
Yours looks good and I doubt it is worth the effort to counterfeit.

Forum: World Coins and Commemoratives
 
Unfamiliar Chinese Mintmark
joewobblie
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Old Post Posted 09/18/2023  5:15 pm
Regarding a publication I have the Concise Catalogue of Modern Chinese Copper Coins, 2nd Edition. I find it hard to use but it does have good pictures.

Below is a description - you can find it a few places - I went through this excellent site and seller - https://coincoin.com/

"Concise Catalogue of Modern Chinese Copper Coins (2nd Ed.) This Western-friendly Chinese coppers catalog features excellent, slightly-enlarged photos and Woodward references for many varieties. The level of varieties distinguished is well beyond KM/SCWC but not quite as fine as Woodward, Duan, and various other Chinese works. Numerous enlarged detail panels help distinguish varieties, important given lack of clear descriptions and decent photos in the KM/SCWC. Unique numbering system, Renminbi valuations in five grades, Chinese text. Western auctions often references this work ("CL") and in working up a huge stock I found it, along with Woodward, to be the most practical reference for Western collectors. The larger-format 2018 2nd edition adds a few types with "a" numbers, many more detail insets, and completely revised pricing. A quick takeaway on the pricing changes since 2012 is the greater separation between grades (particularly in the EF-MS60 range), reflecting the maturing of the market. Hardcover, higher list price, and new difficulties importing Chinese books to the US contribute to the higher cost. 294p, 7.5x10", hc, 2018"
Forum: Identification: Unidentified Coins, Medals, and Tokens
 
Unfamiliar Chinese Mintmark
joewobblie
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Old Post Posted 09/17/2023  10:08 am
Looks like Y# 135.4 to me - I am looking at Krause.
Forum: Identification: Unidentified Coins, Medals, and Tokens

Need Help Id'ing This Medal Or Token (Id: 8th Century Umayyad Dirham)
joewobblie
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Old Post Posted 09/16/2023  09:21 am
Thanks for all the helpful responses - a very interesting new area for me!
Forum: Ancient, Greek, Roman, and Medieval Coins
 
Need Help Id'ing This Medal Or Token (Id: 8th Century Umayyad Dirham)
joewobblie
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Old Post Posted 09/15/2023  6:21 pm
Thanks Hondo - I took the info you found to Numista and found quite a few that may be the same - I had no idea where to start but now have some more research to do! Much appreciated.
Forum: Ancient, Greek, Roman, and Medieval Coins
 
Need Help Id'ing This Medal Or Token (Id: 8th Century Umayyad Dirham)
joewobblie
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Old Post Posted 09/15/2023  3:52 pm
I can't even figure out how to orient this piece. It is 25 mm wide and weighs .097 ounces. Nonmagnetic. Feels like tin. Thanks in advance for any response.


Forum: Ancient, Greek, Roman, and Medieval Coins
 
China 1941 5 Cents Y-359 Specimen Striking?
joewobblie
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Old Post Posted 09/09/2023  7:33 pm
First of all - nice coin!
I am no expert but the few I have like this one (earlier date) have a high rounded rim that appear to help keep the coin looking good because the rim gets beat first. Yours has a nice flatter rim showing no wear. The ones on the link appear to have a rounded rim. Just an observation.
Forum: World Coins and Commemoratives
 
1773 Kreuzer Of Nuremberg
joewobblie
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Old Post Posted 08/19/2023  7:56 pm
Sorry - I posted the same lot twice - here is the MS64 one - I don't know how to edit my last post.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/154993276887
Forum: World Coin Grading
 
1773 Kreuzer Of Nuremberg
joewobblie
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Old Post Posted 08/19/2023  7:19 pm
Found a few on eBay - yours is nicer than the one graded MS64 - imo
https://www.ebay.com/itm/154943706609
https://www.ebay.com/itm/154943706609
Forum: World Coin Grading
 
1773 Kreuzer Of Nuremberg
joewobblie
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Old Post Posted 08/18/2023  2:06 pm
If I owned it I would say Uncirculated.
However because it is so nice could it be a restrike?
Forum: World Coin Grading
 
1965 Nickel Large Beads, Attached Jewel
joewobblie
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Old Post Posted 08/16/2023  6:30 pm
My 73rd edition Charlton catalog has the attached large bead slight more valuable then the detached at higher grades.
Nice find!!
Forum: Canadian Variety and Error Coins
 
1911 China Empire 10 Cent Y-28 - Real?
joewobblie
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Old Post Posted 08/16/2023  6:15 pm
Best I can do on this one is show you a link from a very cool site with an image to compare. https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=95141
Yours looks good to me but I would be wary as a buyer without some better info on how to spot a fake.
Forum: World Coins and Commemoratives
 
China Kwangtung 50 Cent Y-202 - Real?
joewobblie
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Old Post Posted 08/16/2023  11:32 am
No responses so I will try - but I am not an expert.
It looks real to me - I do collect these. What does it weigh? Book says 13.5 grams.
I would guess a fake would attempt to be a higher grade - this one I would call Fine. The overall look is right to me - perhaps a cleaning at one time. I don't know of any varieties for this one other than chop marks.
Forum: World Coins and Commemoratives

1912 Szechuan 50 Cash Y-449
joewobblie
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Old Post Posted 08/14/2023  11:05 am
Great replies - I have learned a lot!
I have 3 that are all first year. None anywhere near as nice!
Is this one a small or large flower in the obverse center?
Forum: World Coins and Commemoratives
 
1912 Szechuan 50 Cash Y-449
joewobblie
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Old Post Posted 08/13/2023  10:03 pm
Very nice, the sharpest I have seen - thanks for posting it.
On these I have a hard time figuring out the date. 1912 is Year 1 but I don't see a 1? I see the 50 at the bottom of the first picture but within the circle it looks like a 4 above and a 3 below the center flower. What am I missing?
Forum: World Coins and Commemoratives
 
Porcelain Notgeld Coins
joewobblie
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Old Post Posted 08/10/2023  6:48 pm
Colonialjohn - Got a question for you. I noticed a seller on eBay who had some porcelain pieces with gold highlights which looked a little too bright. I wondered if the gold coloring was added recently as a way to "enhance" the pieces. Do you think your testing could determine if this is the case by comparing the results from pieces we know are genuine? I don't have any but just curious about the possibility.
Forum: World Coins and Commemoratives
 
1818 Large Cent Varieties Bought A Second One.
joewobblie
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Old Post Posted 07/25/2023  8:03 pm
Sorry I can't comment on any variety - just not my area.
However I think I like your newest one best! The rotation is cool and it doesn't have the corrosion and rim bump like the first one.
Just one guys opinion :)
I wonder what others think and would like to hear about any variety designation.
Forum: US Classic and Colonial Variety and Error Coins
 
Porcelain Notgeld Coins
joewobblie
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Old Post Posted 07/23/2023  10:26 pm
@chrsmat71 - I am no expert but I have collected and studied these for a few years.

Most (perhaps 90%) of the porcelain coins and medals come from Meissen - but there are a few other makers out there.

I am pretty sure your non-Miessen one was made in 1923 by Württemberger Majolikawekes Gaildorf (guessing that Wurttenburg is a region and the factory is located in the town of Gaildorf). I often see it in a set of three - white, redish-brown and black. There may be the letters WMW on it somewhere - I can't remember. Yours is a nice one, they tend to have chips around the rim.

The one I showed made by the company KPM has that squiggly mark that kind of looks like an arrow. From a google search:
"KPM is an acronym for Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin, which translates to "Royal Porcelain Factory in Berlin." The company was founded in 1763 by Frederick II of Prussia" It is still in business and makes lots of high end porcelain - again a google search will show lots.

Here are two from a company called Teichert (Manufactur Ernst Teichert GmbH). They are not are sharp as the Meissen ones but I just happened to have them within reach





Forum: World Coins and Commemoratives
 
Porcelain Notgeld Coins
joewobblie
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Old Post Posted 07/23/2023  09:21 am
Great topic - porcelain notgeld are one of my favorite items to collect. Here are a few I already have scans of - I have many more!

The first one I use for my icon - it is listed in the Scheuch catalog as 1034e from Branmburg, 800 year anniversary of the reign of Kaiser Heinrichs II.




The next one is from the manufacturer KPM - see the makers mark on the edge, no crossed swords.



The last one is Scheuch 1959q - From Meissen - Honorary Prize of the Alpine Club and from the catalog they only were made as gipsform or handform.



Forum: World Coins and Commemoratives
 
Need Help W Id'ing Medieval Piece
joewobblie
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Old Post Posted 07/17/2023  6:07 pm
Thanks for both responses. These are not coins I normally collect and I have a lot to learn!
Forum: Ancient, Greek, Roman, and Medieval Coins
 


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