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  1. Here's a larger image which is about 1 - 2 mb. http://gxseries.com/dump/my_2007_20sen_large.jpg Some reckon it's just worn die but I struggle to see how that is possible.
  2. Going to bump this topic since I haven't had any clue on the mystery of "Negara Malaysia" Any idea of what it is?
  3. Tough questions thedeadpoint. Malaysian error coins are somewhat interesting as around 2010, a huge batch of error coins appeared out of nowhere. It was suspected that a rouge mint employee created a batch of error coins and flooded the market. Multiple struck error, split planchets, double denominations etc all appeared at once. It has since died down. I would somewhat suspect that the value of Malaysian error coins would be worth something but on the lower end. Singapore error coins on the other hand are actually quite uncommon to scarce. In fact, this is the first two examples that I owned and only seen a couple of other examples on the internet - both asking for absurd prices (not sold). I'm not too sure what percentage of error coins that I have. I am guessing that I am lucky if it's 1% of my entire collection depending on the nations. I was in the middle of cataloging all the error coins that I have but never got around to it...
  4. I was going through a batch of coins from Malaysia and Singapore. I wasn't expecting anything of significantly import since they are normal circulated coins. But I guess if you look hard - you might find something! Now this is more interesting as error coins from Singapore and Malaysia are not common. Malaysian error coins might be easier to find compared to Singapore. Introducing Malaysian error coins - Malaysia 1990 20 sen - mechanical doubling on "20" Malaysia 2007 20 sen - doubling on 20"07", attempted correction on legend "NEGARA MALAYSIA" (?) To be honest - I am stumped over this error. The doubling on the number "07" was easy to figure out however it seems that there is something going on with the legend. I have compared this to a normal 2007 20 sen to show that this is different. To me, it seems that there must have been some kind of error with the legend and there was attempt to correct it. This is where I struggle to understand - unless something happened during the reduction process, I cannot quite see how this problem occurred. Maybe someone can suggest something more probable? And a couple of error coins from Singapore. To be honest - I nearly missed both of them since these errors are not obvious at all!!! Singapore 1968 20 cents - rotation error To illustrate this error, this is what a normal coin is supposed to look like. I nearly threw this in a pile of "junk" lot to be sold as such. As of how I managed to figure out the rotation error... I guess it's luck. Singapore 1990 50 cents - mechanical doubling This also nearly went in a pile of junk lot. Since it had an ugly stain to it, I paid no attention to it. A quick 2 second look revealed that this has some mechanical doubling, which is not common on Singapore coins. Please feel free to share error coins from Malaysia and Singapore.
  5. Thought I'd post it here since Russian error coins are somewhat under appreciated and or underrated. Got them a while back but never got around to properly photographing them. 1750 denga, double struck 1773 5 kopek (EM), excess cud 1812 2 kopek (KM), lamination 1821 2 kopek (EM), multiple strike Now this one is interesting - I'm actually not too sure if this is multiple strike or something else. 1930 5 kopek, rotation error I know it's just a "normal" Soviet coin but when was the last time you see an error coin like this? 1994 50 ruble commemorating sandy mole rat, off center core I really thought the off center core is neat! Matches with another off center core coin that I have. Please feel free to share your Russian error coins.
  6. This might be a very very far stretch but annual reports from Royal Mint may provide some hints: http://www.royalmint.com/aboutus/annual-report I don't think there's any info on the Bank of Jamaica website - might want to try their email... http://boj.org.jm/publications/publications_show.php?publication_id=4
  7. If it's a more common type, it might not hurt to ask in the forum to see if anyone is willing to sell their duplicates before they list it on ebay.
  8. If you are new on ebay, I guess it doesn't hurt to get some catalog and always be ahead of the counterfeit game. Always seek advice if not sure. Posting pictures of suspected goods on forums and asking for opinions do help. If you have been on ebay for a while, there are a few options to save, however do at own discretion. 1) Do your homework! If it is a product that you have been wanting for a while, do not unnecessarily blow money on it especially it is somewhat common. However if it is one that appears once in a blue moon, be prepared to have some spare reserve set aside. 2) Talk to the seller and if he / she is willing to do a deal. Do not send an absurd offer, i.e. 30% of what the seller is asking and quote the sold figure of a counterfeit product. You can be assured no one will ever want to do a deal with you again especially if the seller spreads word. 3) If you know the seller well enough, discuss if you can do a transaction out of ebay. 10%+ ebay fees + paypal fees does add up very quickly if you are talking about 100+ dollars. Again, this is when you have a REALLY good relationship with the seller. 4) Never burn bridges. The world is that small. It can be possible that a seller may have sold you something not as described. Communicate with the seller and if it doesn't work out, do escalate the issue and resolve the matter as civil as possible.
  9. IgorS - I was really skeptical until I had a look at Stacks. Wow... Out of all places, I just can't imagine how they were taken out from Leningrad Mint. Sure it's sold for a fair bit but it's something that doesn't appear in the market. I don't even know when one was sold!!!
  10. Very nice! I really like how much research is done on the Litzmannstadt coins. Welcome to coinpeople!
  11. As mentioned in other forum, they are not genuine at all. One fat man dollar coin is worth more than 50 dollars alone and silver melt value should be worth more than what it is going now. Much better luck in winning the lotto than trying to waste money on scrap metal.
  12. gxseries

    Help

    Do you mean plated copper?
  13. I am going to be silly here as I don't know what I am looking at. What is different in this coin? I am not too sure what it means of Cypher.
  14. Always nice to see a woodgrain coin!
  15. I have also noticed the same issue. For some reason the combined images are not showing up.
  16. This is an interesting coin. I've moved it to the Russian coin forum as we have experts who can advise if they have seen anything similar.
  17. My question to you is do you support a regime that actively kills people, loot their belongings and have them recycled as coins?
  18. I think Uzdenikov's theory is feasible however I am not certain if this can be applied to 5 kopek. There are weight extremes for the 5 kopek and I have seen from 35g to 80g+. It may be plausible that the a 2 kopek sheet was accidently used for the underweight coin however I cannot think of any larger circulating coins other than the Siberian 10 kopek coins. I have an example at 76g from memory and it was quite thick at 6mm. \ Very nice examples of the coins! Mine isn't that nice at all.
  19. It is not advisable to pour all your money into coins / numismatics. Depending on what you buy and how you care for it, there are chances that you may lose your money in it, especially if you don't care about it and let the coins tarnish. There is no 100% fool proof guarantee against inflation.
  20. I think mine is around the 18g mark from memory. Quite ordinary. This coin is somewhat underrated as it's a lot harder to find compared to an overstruck 1793 5 kopek.
  21. Hi everyone, I have not been active in the forum for a while. There is a good reason - my laptop of 5 years have decided to 'die' and that caused some grief. I suspect the erratic weather caused the motherboard to short circuit. I have less idea if the data on the laptop survived but hope that they did. So far I have been managing without a computer while saving up to get a decent computer. It has been inconvenient but I guess you can always get around. On the topic of data, there has been a lot of numismatic related files that was on my computer. Last I remembered from a few years ago, I had more than 30gb of data in it which put me off backing up on dvd. That included a fair amount of photos, articles, coin album designs, etc. Bad call! Thankfully, the majority of important personal files, photos etc are on an external drive. I know it isn't really numismatic related but when you have taken time and effort to record your personal collection - make sure you spare some time to back them up!!!!!!! Just a friendly reminder.
  22. Not when the text on the oban is clearly upside down.
  23. First picture in #11 is upside down btw.
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