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The assayer letter is an "F" and that symbol is the Segovia mintmark (a kind of stylized arches from the city famous aqueduct: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqueduct_of_Segovia , which is also represented in their COA). Jose

I've seen copies of the Sol and 1/2 Sol but none of the smaller coins (1/5 Sol, 1 Din., 1/2 Din.) and none of the fakes were silver. I have a typeset of those and you really should go for high quality, esp. in 1897/1898 and onward dated coins. Jose

Not really, the given values are 10 US$ for the copper Ryal and 20 US$ for the Girsh, those prices seem to be somewhat random but could have been issue prices. Jose

They're both modern fantasies, the Bruce (unusual world coins) references are: XPn1 for the Saudi Girsh and X1 for the Hejaz Ryal Jose

Excellent examples, thanks for showing ccg! Definitely true, and the larger the coin the worse it is, 200 and 500 Reis can be found in "original" condition but 1000 and 2000 Reis are almost always found (harshly) cleaned. BTW, i remembered that i have this one (it would be fun if they made them in Denver): Jose

The strike is really soft on that one. When did the empire 10 cash coins were demonetized in China (or at least in Guangdong)? I think maybe it was an attempt by someone to transform obsolete coins (the "dragon" 10 cash) into currency (the HK cent), in this case one should sould be able to purchase the "coin planchets" at a steep discount, all you need was to fabricate the dies to have a profit... Jose

josemartins; 2 Leva - Anniversary of Nationhood - 1981 (Bulgaria); Group 8 - NCLT http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/977177.jpg josemartins; 100 Zloty - Polish Millennium - 1966 (Poland); Group 8 - NCLT http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/977178.jpg josemartins; 2 Kroner - Denmark - 40th Anniversary of reign (Christian IX) -1902 (Denmark) * http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/977179.jpg *- Maybe not NCLT , to remove if not compliant.

josemartins; 2.5 Centavos - 1907 (Chile); Group 6 - 1901-2000 http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/977174.jpg josemartins; 1 Gulden - 1909 (Netherlands); Group 6 - 1901-2000 http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/977175.jpg josemartins; 5 Reichsmarks - 1931 A (Germany); Group 6 - 1901-2000 http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/977176.jpg

josemartins; 120 Reis 1828-34 (Portugal); Group 5 - 1801-1900 http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/977171.jpg josemartins; 1 Peso - 1888 (Honduras); Group 5 - 1801-1900 http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/977172.jpg josemartins; 1/5 Sol - 1898 (Peru); Group 5 - 1801-1900 http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/977173.jpg

josemartins; V Reis - 1776 (Portugal); Group 4 - 1701-1800 http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/977169.jpg josemartins; 240 Reis - 1780 (Portugal); Group 4 - 1701-1800 http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/977170.jpg

josemartins; 480 Reis - 1687/8 Overdate (Portugal); Group 3 - 1501-1700 http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/977167.jpg josemartins; 1.5 Reis 1699 - Error: inverted denomination (Portugal); Group 3 - 1501-1700 http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/977168.jpg

josemartins; D. Fernando (1367-1383) - Pilarte Coroado - Porto Mint (Portugal); Group 2 - Medievel 500AD-1500 http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/977164.jpg josemartins; D. Joao I (1385-1433) - Real Branco (Portugal); Group 2 - Medievel 500AD-1500 http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/977165.jpg josemartins; D. Afonso V (1438-1481) - Espadim (Portugal); Group 2 - Medievel 500AD-1500 http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/977166.jpg

Yet another great trade with Mircea, thank you! Jose

Aaaaaaaaaannnnndddd another great deal with Mircea! Thank you! Jose

Well, now i know Art is in much better shape than me, i don't do three in a row since my college days... Jose

...and another... ... Thank you! Jose

Another great deal! Thanks Harri!

Another great deal with Mircea! Thank you! Jose

Actually Dave, they had circulating silver coins at the time, the 1 peseta 1933 (34) was a silver coin, the "rubias" were only struck in 1937, so in theory you could exchange this banknote for ten "1 Peseta" coins (silver). And in Portugal, until the mid 80's the banknotes were all "gold certificates", there is the word "Ouro" below the denomination and there wasn't a circulating gold coin in Escudos ever minted, altough you could exchange this for gold at the state bank the word "Ouro" printed in the banknotes would simply be something psychological. Jose

About 99% of them bring a weight, just be sure te one you buy has one... Mine is an old "RiteWeight" RW-Notebook, i don't know if its still being made. It's a bit thick but it's very pocket friendly and got all the weights of UNC gold coins that i've checked exact (by the 100th gram)! The maximum weight is actually 55 grams, and the minimum is 0.05 grams. But i think that nowadays, about all the 50/0.01 scales have the same quality (except the really cheap ones...), 50 Euro will buy you a very nice machine. Jose

Er, no... But before buying one, take in consideration the scale portability, when the lid is closed does it cover all buttons? Useful if you want to carry it (now and then), and i would prefer a scale with a calbration weight included. Jose

My first 2 cents coin! Thank you Dave! Jose

A very nice "Merry Christmas and a happy New Year" card from the Netherlands! Thank you Erik! Jose

Glad that you like them, the 2 cent. i've sent you has to much "die cracks" in the obverse for Dave... The coins i've sent took twice the usual time (six, instead of three workdays) to arrive to Finland, don't stress Tiff, he should get your stuff in a couple of days. Jose

Fast payment and always a nice guy to deal with, thanks Harri! Jose