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what are must-have coins that intermediate world coin collectors should have in their collection?

There is no answer to this question, as each collector sets his/her own parameters. One person collects all Japanese coins, another collects Chinese gold, and still another collects Hungarian post WWII.

Neither Victorian florins, nor any other single coin fits all three collectors' tastes.

Each country that issues Euro coins is is allowed to put a "national side" design on the reverse, along with the common obverse.

That said, there are a multitude of mint marks used on the national sides (several German mints, Rome, Paris, and others.)

Well, the surfaces don't appear to be those of a cast coin, and I assume you have already verified that it is non-magnetic, so there seems to be a fairly good chance that you have beaten the law of averages and obtained a genuine coin. The weight is at the outer limit of variance, but not unheard of tor the time and place.

It's very unlikely that you have a coin, as there's nothing to indicate either a denomination or a country of issue.

It might be a commercial token of some kind, or perhaps a medallion commemorating some event or organization. What you are reading as a "6" more closely resembles a "4" IMHO, but it probably is a lightening bolt, not a letter at all.

Thanks for sharing! First time I've seen a gold yen

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I think employees at both of the stores I frequent which have Coinstar machines regularly check the rejects, because in more than a year my total take is one Roosevelt dime!

I bougth the coin for 6.5 (approximateli) American dollar.

CCG is correct.

Sorry to say, I'm afraid you overpaid by about $7!

Aside from the fact that Morgans are 90% silver/10% copper and totally non-magnetic, the uneven denticles and incorrect artwork are major giveaways.

1960 if I remember the dating correctly.

The Chinese republic Sun Yat-sen Dollar is dated Republic Year 22, which is 1933 on the Western Calendar.

You are correct about the Yen being dated Taisho 3, equalling 1914.

not sure on both of the dates

(If you've got them right, the yen will have a character that looks like an equal sign with an extra line as the next to last character in the date - reading from right to left - and the dollar will have that same character, preceded by a regular equal sign - reading from left to right.)

As inexpensive as aluminum is today, it may be hard to believe, but the Exposition was undoubtedly one of the earliest uses of aluminum for relatively cheap souvenirs, as the price had dropped from the $100/pound range 8 years earlier to <$1.

Amazing - the YNs outnumber us OFs* by 3-1!

*Really OLD Fashioned Actively Retired TeamS.