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I have to disagree with the definition of counterstamp and chopmark. A counterstamp is usually done by an issuing authority to notify the changes to the original face value of the coin or is used to advertise a business, political message etc. A chopmark is an activity by physically whacking stamps to test the precious metal content of the coin to ensure that the coin or bullion is not plated. Here are some examples: A standard 1 yen coin A counterstamped 1 yen "gin" on the right - done by Tokyo Mint A chopmark coin A counterstamped (on the left - Osaka mint) and heavily chopmarked coin

thedollarman, I'm afraid I don't remember any particular pattern coin discussed. I do not specifically collect pattern coins and only focus on area of interest that may be related to what I collect. The only post that I remember closing was a negative post and that was it.

The two that I can think off the top of my head are as follow:

Not too sure if anyone collects pattern coins and I don't actively collect them. Turns out I bought a few along the way while I was hoarding all kinds of coins and decided to catalog what I had. Here's the link for it: http://gxseries.com/numis/pattern/pattern_coins.htm I personally like this low grade pattern coin struck in cannon metal. Must have been accidently released in circulation.

It's more likely to be a die clash.

Yes, I know there's a lot of counterfeits when it comes to Chinese coins but this one is ok. It's a common 1 yuan coin with an interesting rotated error. While there is no mintage available for common circulating Chinese coins to my knowledge - I would expect mintage to be in billions. Despite possible high mintage figures, Chinese error coins are not common to find. This will be my first modern Chinese error coin which is struck after 1955. Won this a while back and thought I might as well share. Please feel free to share any modern Chinese error coins - might be a lot harder than what you think.

If you have time to read, this may be an interesting article to read. None of them mentions what the notes are made out of but I suspect it would be made from washi. I suspect it's more likely to be a mix of rice and predominantly hemp. Hemp was common in Japan back then until it is known to make drugs. More here about washi: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washi Other articles about Hansatsu http://www.imes.boj.or.jp/cm/english/history/16C/ http://www.imes.boj.or.jp/research/papers/english/96-E-25.pdf

It's a hammer job - take another 2 kopek and whack it hard to form such an impression. The coins that he / she had for sale are dodgy as well.

Yes, it's bi-metallic, not the standard plated steel coin! http://molotok.ru/show_item.php?item=3684936274 Does look beautiful to be honest. I suspect that a wrong planchet was used but this is a rather unusual error - this planchet was only used for tokens such as this "coin" here. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Russia-USSR-5-ducats-2013-Cat-Manul-Red-Book-bimetal-BUNC-New-/171153388360?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item27d9897348&nma=true&si=EGl2UL07FNaL4LTD3wXHNlndlJg%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 Personally I would love to have it but it's not cheap!

Just in case you struggle to see the underlayer, I have rotated it to the right alignment. You should be able to see the figure "10" if you look carefully.

I have been hunting for this coin for a while and it turns out to be a lot more difficult than you can imagine. This is the coin for discussion: Overstruck over this particular coin: I'll be honest - this has obliterated most of the details from the original host coin and I cannot tell what the year and mintmark is. However, if you rotate the coin about 20 degrees clockwise, you should be able to see the figure "10". This design is only present in the German / Nazi era coinage. As of why this happened, I'm not too sure but I suspect this occured after the time when Austria was under German "unification". Austria would have been minting coins under the Reich regime and when this was over, some left over planchets and coins were used to strike new coins. Very interesting coinage and I reckon it's difficult to assemble a nice clear set of overstrike. While this is not a clear overstrike and I hope to get a better example, there is a better image found here: http://www.moneymuseum.com/moneymuseum/coins/periods/coin.jsp;jsessionid=0A9070A6B4AAA83FBCF3753C4AC6CD07?i=8&aid=8&gid=16&cid=47&pi=0&ps=10

No idea what CCF is but what happens in other forum is not our responsibility. You should email their moderators over it and ask the question, not here. Thread locked.

It looks cleaned for a start but I cannot comment on the authencity. It looks good but again, I am not well versed in this type of coinage.

For 60 euros, please, please buy a catalog before making any further moves. I still use Uzdenikov 2nd edition - I know a fair number of collectors will say no but for it's price, it is a good deal. Another story if you want to specialize in a certain era but if you look at the pictures more than hundred of times, it will give you a better idea to at least avoid some of the cruder counterfeits.

Not genuine. Details are too crude even if it's in low grade - characters just look too cartoonish.

Has anyone been checking the prices of these recently? Think it's going out of control. I might as well sell mine at those prices. Regular strike: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1987-RUSSIA-5-ROUBLE-NGC-MS-66-Revolution-Anniv-Soviet-Union-USSR-Rubel-Russland-/111188345259?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item19e35781ab&autorefresh=true Proof strike: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1987-RUSSIA-5-ROUBLE-NGC-PF-69-Revolution-Anniv-Soviet-Union-USSR-Rubel-Russland-/111188356724?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item19e357ae74&autorefresh=true 100 and 200 dollars respectively?

I think it would be this coin in his collection:

Hard to tell from the pictures but there are scratches and rim marks on the edge. It looks cleaned but you have to do something better with your photos. If you are looking to sell, best is to learn how to take good photos as they make a big difference especially for coins in exceed of thousands of dollars.

In that condition? A lot.

I have been hunting these for years and managed to find them with pure dumb luck. Except they did go out of budget but I know very well that if I miss these, I'll probably find them many many years later at a ridicious price. First up is a 1 fun coin dated 1893 This is definitely a lot nicer than a banged up coin that I had for years... It only took a remarkable four years to find a better one - shows how difficult it is. Second is another fun coin dated 1895. This is the variety with 2 characters instead of 3 characters, i.e. Korea instead of Great Korea - before the words "1 Fun". A much better upgrade compared to this: Also took a few years to hunt it down. Finally this was a coin that I missed out more than seven years ago and regretted not getting it. 1893 5 fun - large font variety While it doesn't look too special, the majority of 5 fun coins struck in this year are actually the small font variety. This is an example: I can assure you that this coin is VERY difficult to find. Good reason why I couldn't locate an example for seven years. Even the rarest key date 1899 5 fun was available for sale for some obsence figure. Not sure what the catalog value is but I just pounced on it as soon as I saw it for sale. And finally one of the best 5 fun coin that I have with a neat die crack - dated 1896. This particular year had three different varieties. Not too sure if this did interest you but I found it "fun" to hunt these down. May the fun to hunt the other coins begin I'll finish up compiling an album version of early Korean coins - looks pretty neat but the rest of the holes will be pretty much impossible to fill.

I guess the reality of an engineer is that he or she is expected to find solutions for everything. Mike - this is actually a digital coin album that I've designed in photosho - shouldn't have used the word "made" although I am tempted to make one from scratch. More to come.

Mike, I made the album. I've grabbed the translation off wikipedia and had to take it for granted as pinch of salt.

I do remember reading your passion about platinum coins Steve. Real shame to be honest since they have become very expensive to obtain unless you win the lottery. I still have to kick myself for not buying a 3 ruble platinum coin when I had the opportunity. There was a banged up one that I could have bought for 300 dollars about 7 years ago but no, I chose to get the modern Soviet platinum, palladium and gold. If I sold all those three, maybe I could buy ONE of those 3 ruble coin. Still doesn't really answer my question whether Goznak has such plans in 2028 or 15 years from now.

This is ridicious - might as well call it the hobby for Oligarchy.

2 MILLION!?!?!?!