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An Incredible Challenge: Completing a Set of Republic of China Banknotes, 1912-1949
By Dr. Richard S. Appel - UniqueRareCoins.com ......
The Republic of China emerged from the Chinese Revolution of 1911-12. Previously, warlords and emperors ruled the...
China’s Two Wars Created Important Banknote Rarities
By Dr. Richard S. Appel - UniqueRareCoins.com ......
China’s two overlapping bloody wars had a devastating impact on its citizens. They generated the overthrow of...
From Valuable to Worthless and Back Again: Pre-1950 Chinese Currency, Part VI
Collecting Rare Pre-1950 Chinese Currency by Dr. Richard S. Appel - UniqueRareCoins.com ......
Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV |...
From Valuable to Worthless and Back Again: Pre-1950 Chinese Currency, Part V
Collecting Rare Pre-1950 Chinese Currency by Dr. Richard S. Appel - UniqueRareCoins.com ......
Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV |...
From Valuable to Worthless and Back Again: Pre-1950 Chinese Currency, Part IV
Collecting Rare Pre-1950 Chinese Currency by Dr. Richard S. Appel - UniqueRareCoins.com ......
Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV |...
What You Should Know About Original Bank-Wrapped (OBW) Coin Rolls
By Dr. Richard S. Appel - UniqueRareCoins.com ......
For well over a century, when coins were produced at one of the U.S. Mint facilities, they...
From Valuable to Worthless and Back Again: Pre-1950 Chinese Currency, Part III
Collecting Rare Pre-1950 Chinese Currency by Dr. Richard S. Appel - UniqueRareCoins.com ......
Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV |...
From Valuable to Worthless and Back Again: Pre-1950 Chinese Currency, Part II
Collecting Rare Pre-1950 Chinese Currency by Dr. Richard S. Appel - UniqueRareCoins.com ......
Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV |...
From Valuable to Worthless and Back Again: Pre-1950 Chinese Currency
By Dr. Richard S. Appel - UniqueRareCoins.com ......
Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | Part V
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The year...
Choice Uncirculated Rolls of Early Lincoln Cents Beginning to Stir
By Dr. Richard S. Appel - UniqueRareCoins.com ......
The 1963-64 period witnessed a price explosion for uncirculated rolls of U.S. coins that has yet to...
Type B Proof Reverse Washington Quarters, 1956-64: An Unprecedented Variety, Part 1
Type B Proof Reverse Washington Quarters
By Dr. Richard S. Appel - UniqueRareCoins.com ......
Beginning in 1956 and continuing through 1964, the Philadelphia Mint produced a...
Fantastic Obsolete Coins from Our American Heritage: Liberty Seated 20-Cent Pieces
By Dr. Richard S. Appel - UniqueRareCoins.com ......
From its inception, the silver 20-cent coin was one of the most poorly conceived, ill-received and unpopular...
The U.S. Government Confiscates Ten Multi-Million Dollar Coins
Opinion by Dr. Richard S. Appel - Unique Rare Coins ......
Mystery, intrigue and a see-saw legal battle has surrounded 10 1933 St. Gaudens $20...
The Vast Influence of the East India Company and Their Rare 1835 Gold Mohur
By Dr. Richard S. Appel - UniqueRareCoins.com ......
On December 31, 1600, Queen Elizabeth (later the first) of England bestowed a Royal Charter upon the...
Early Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Rolls Far Rarer than Believed
By Dr. Richard S. Appel - UniqueRareCoins.com ......
There was a time when Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) rolls of coins were available in large quantities. Coins...
Philadelphia Mint 1859 Design Change Creates Three Rare $2.50 Gold Coins
By Dr. Richard S. Appel - UniqueRareCoins.com ......
The year 1859 was an eventful one for the United States Mint as well as future collectors....
