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02/06/2018 04:47 am
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To be fair, Numista might not help that much if you have no idea where your coin is from and don't know how to enter whatever squiggles are written on it.
(I still recommend it though.)
For the record, the four coins I see in the OP are from Thailand, Taiwan, Russia, and Greece, in that order.
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@CMJ, I think that you will start to recognize certain diagnostic design elements or alphabets as you get more practice. For example, just about every coin that has a dude with glasses seems to be from Thailand. The second coin clearly has Chinese writing on it, so there are only a few choices there. Similarly, the third coin is written in Cyrillic text while the fourth coin is written in Greek. I'm not saying that you will necessarily learn to speak or read these other languages, but as you see more and more of them, you can't help but be come more comfortable with these other alphabets.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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Thanks guys. I was using Numista but was still stumped. Had a 100 coin lot I went through and these 4 were the final mysteries. Thanks again.
Edit question: Would aquiring a scale be that helpful?
Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507Edited by chafemasterj
02/06/2018 06:21 am
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Would acquiring a scale be that helpful? I think so. It is a good tool to have in assessing whether or not a coin is real. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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I think that you will start to recognize certain diagnostic design elements or alphabets as you get more practice.  Numista & other online resources can be useful, but it can be hard to get to just the right webpage if you're uncertain with regard to the date and/or denomination. The Krause publication Standard Catalog of World Coins is of more help under those circumstances. Unlike a dealer, you likely don't need the most current edition, and the outdated ones can often be had on the cheap. You probably want to start with the volume that covers coinage from 1901 to 2000. Colligo ergo sum
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Standard Catalog of World Coins Thanks for the tip. I'll peruse ebay and see if an inexpensive copy is available. |
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1. Thailand 2. Taiwan 3. Russia 4. Greece Should be enough to get you stated  |
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There are many copies of cheap Standard Catalog of World Coins books on ebay. You do not need the most recent version. I would highly recommend a copy. They are very useful with useful references to certain designs, number conversions, dates, etc... |
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For anything obscure and eastern, the go-to is https://www.zeno.ruYou have to jump through some pretty serious hoops to join (haven't bothered to myself, but probably will eventually) but the members there are experts at some seriously esoteric stuff. |
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