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Posted in Medallions
Click image to enlarge Thin uniface pressed metal medallion with suspension 29mm in diameter and weighing 2.23g. Made from bronze or copper and depicts a naval ship with three funnels with NAVY DAY above and ADELADE 20.10.16 below. Likely a …
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Posted in Pre Decimal Coins
Click image to enlarge A 1927 Coat of arms florin with signs of what could be destructive testing used to authenticate the coin. The coin itself weighs just 8.6 grams (a florin should weigh 11.3 grams) and is clearly a …
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Posted in Mozambique Coins
Mozambique PM Countermark on Indian 1840 Rupee KM#40.2 Mozambique Rupee. Round PM countermark on KM#458 British Indian rupee of 1840. PCGS have attributed it as KM53.2. Circa 1889. Coin Information Reference Number: C041701 Country: Mozambique Denomination: Rupee Year: Circa 1889 …
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Posted in Peruvian Coins
Click image to enlarge Perplexing grade on this one. Coin Information Reference Number: C071228 Country: Peru Denomination: Dinero Year: 1905 Grade: UNC PCGS Reference: 81252753
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Posted in Error Coins
Click image to enlarge Graded by PCGS as MS64BN and ever so close to be an off-center strike but none of the design is missing. So it’s a broadstrike. Coin Information Reference Number: C091107 Country: Australia Denomination: 1c Year: 1966 …
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Posted in Error Coins
1966 Partial Collar Error 2 Cents Graded by PCGS as MS64RD and classified as a partial collar strike. Degree of engagement with collar die is slight at best so I’m calling it a broadstrike. Coin Information Reference Number: C071231 Country: …
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Posted in Error Coins
Australian 50 cent blank planchet Interesting blank Australian 50 cent planchet that PCGS (somehow) graded as MS61. Coin Information Reference Number: C060906 Country: Australia Denomination: 50c Year: ND Mint: Royal Australian Mint Grade: UNC PCGS Reference: 83059926 Error Type: Blank
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Posted in Error Coins
Tilted Partial Collar Dancing Man Dollar Struck when about 50% engaged with collar die. Nice “railroad” rim around the whole rim. Damage to collar die that has been noted on 3 other “Dancing Man” partial collar errors of the same …
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Partial Collar 2005 Mob of Roos Dollar Struck almost entirely out of collar, just the barest hint of engagement around about 1/2 of the reverse rim. Coin Information Reference Number: C011330 Country: Australia Denomination: $1 Year: 2005 Mint: Royal Australian …
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Posted in Indian Coins
Elephant Pagoda – PCGS AU58 Undated Elephant Pagoda of Wester Gangas. Undated and struck between 1100AD and 1327AD. Fr. 288 Gangas of Talakad Coin Information Reference Number: C030903 Country: India – Mughal Empire Denomination: Pagoda Year: 1100-1327 Grade: Almost Uncirculated …