u/AtentionToAtention

I recently acquired this russo Japanese war sake cup.

Top text reads 征露紀念 Commemoration of Conquest of Russia

Bottom text reads 輜重兵第十大隊 10th Transport Battalion

Left text reads 高尾 Takao

Based on my research the 10th transport battalion had about 700 members during the Russo Japanese war and the last name 高尾 Takao was only around 0.03% of the population. 0.03% of 700 is only 0.21 meaning it's unlikely there was more than 1 person with the last name 高尾 Takao in the 10th transport battalion. I would very much like to identify the soldier who owned this 120 years ago. If anyone could tell me what sources to look at for something like this I would be very thankful, if I could find a 120 year old list of names of members of the 10th transport battalion i'd be so happy. Is this the kind of thing you contact a Japanese museum about?

Edit: More research tells me the 10th Division's home prefecture was Himeji and in Himeji the name Takao was a bit more common, so maybe there was more than 1 man named Takao in the 10th Transport

Edit 2: I have sent a multi paragraph email to the National Archives of Japan. If I'm ever able to identify Takao I will update this again.

Hi everyone. I am a somewhat active seller on the coinsales and the pmsforsale subs. I collect WW2 stuff, specifically axis porcelain and bone china. I loved Japanese fine china for years and then I discovered the Imperial Japanese Army issue sake cups and started buying as many as I could. I have a little over 200, I believe its one of the larger collections in the USA, I cant find anyone domestic with more than a few dozen online. I also have DAF Nazi porcelain. I searched and I could only find one listing for Nazi porcelain on this sub ever. My price for DAF porcelain is 1/3rd what theirs was. As a coin/metal dealer I am going to follow the same format as my posts there, based on my reading of the rules this is all correct, if not please correct me.

Imperial Japanese Army/Navy Sake Cups Proof and Pics: https://imgur.com/a/L9L2DR0

Like I said I have nearly 200 of these. I have cups from Russo Japanese War, WW1, Second Sino Japanese War, WW2 and other smaller Japanese invasions from early 1900s to 1945. My oldest army cups date to the late 1800s. My asking prices vary based on rarity of the cup, with one of my cups from a 1930s Japanese Superior Private where all it shows is his name and rank being the cheapest for $30. The most expensive cups would be cups from Russo Japanese War or WW1 that name specific units or battles. For example I have 2 cups from the WW1 Japanese vs German battle siege of Tsingtao with the names of the soldiers written on the bottom, those would be about $100 each. I have cups from infantry units, artillery units, cavalry units, the navy, various occupation garrison armies and more. Most cups are in the $40-$60 range. Tell me what you're interested in and there is a good chance I have it. Deals on multiple of course. every single piece of Japanese text has been fully translated. I will have a transcription of all japanese text and a translation of said text for every single cup you might be interested in.

Nazi German DAF mess plates proof and pics: https://imgur.com/a/NTOtLy1 (makers marks are the final 3 photos in the album, thats where it has the Nazi DAF symbol.

These are very simple and require a lot less explaining. The DAF replaced trade unions and all workplace cafeteria porcelain was standardized by the state. I am asking $115 each or $300 for all 3.

I can only accept CashApp and PayPal. I own a shipping label printer, I will charge you the same shipping rate that PirateShip charges me to buy the label. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or for more pics, I am new here.

PRICE DROP $30 WITH FREE SHIPPING FOR 50 UNCLEANED ROMAN COINS

I believe my prices are low on everything in this post but if anything isn't sold tonight I will be editing the post to lower prices more so check back later if prices are a little too high for you. Prices include USPS ground shipping. I can only accept Cash App and Pay Pal. Feel free to contact me with any questions or for more pics. 

Uncleaned Roman Coins Proof & Pics: https://imgur.com/a/q14hHh6

Cleaning out my coin drawer I found 50 leftover uncleaned roman coins from the few thousand I sold here a few months ago. A few of these are broken and the rest are lower condition for uncleaned romans and I want to get rid of them hence my price. Based on the other ones from this lot I went through I assume every one of these is from the 300s AD. Asking $40 $30 with free shipping for all 50, a little over 75 cents each.

ALL COLONIAL COINS SOLD ONLY 50 ROMANS REMAINING

I posted my Dutch East India Company VOC and Dutch East Indies company coins for a cheap bulk price a few days ago and nobody bit so I am dropping prices again, 20% cheaper than last time.

1700s VOC proof & pics: https://imgur.com/a/P1rrXrL

7x 1700s 1 Duit & 7x 1700s ½ Duit for a total of 14 1700s VOC coins. I would like to sell all 14 for $84 including shipping, that is $6 each. Dates are as follows 

1722 or 1733 1 Duit (date not totally readable)
1742 1 Duit 
1755 1 Duit
1764 1 Duit
1767 1 Duit
1787 1 Duit 
178? 1 Duit (date not totally readable)
—--------
1749 ½ Duit
1750 ½ Duit
1751 ½ Duit
1752 ½ Duit
1754 ½ Duit
1770 ½ Duit ( I have 2 of these)

1800s East Indies proof & pics: https://imgur.com/a/E8PnTjy

22x 1800s 1 Duit - 7x 1800s ¼ Stuiver & 4x 1800s ⅛ Stuiver for a total of 33 1800s Dutch East Indies coins. I also have early 1800s Batavian Republic East India colony coins that will be included with this to make the total 35 1800s east india colonial coins. The Batavian coins are certainly the rarest ones here. I would like to sell all 35 together for $140 including shipping, that is $4 each.

The 1 Duit are all dated between 1830 and early 1840s. About 4 of the 22 have dates where the 4th number isn’t totally discernible. 

5 of the 7 1/4th Stuiver are 1826, the other 2 of 7 are 182? with the final number damaged.

1823 ⅛ Stuiver 1824 ⅛ Stuiver and 2 1826 ⅛ Stuiver

One of the Batavian coins is dated 1816 the other has the date worn off. I couldn’t really find anything on these online.

BULK DEAL: Total for the 14x VOC 1700s coins is $84 and total for the 35x 1800s coins is $140, that would be $224. If you buy both lots, 49 coins total, I will give you $24 off for an even $200.

Proof & pics: https://imgur.com/a/gbMeYjK

SOLD

Tonight I'm looking to sell 4 items. A 14KT ring, a 14KT necklace, a 10KT ring and a 10KT necklace. Total melt value of everything is about $289. I am asking $265 including USPS ground shipping for all 4 items. I can only accept Cash App & Pay Pal. I am a motivated seller, if these are not sold by tomorrow morning I will lower the price so if you're interested but the price is a little too high for you check back tomorrow.

14KT necklace is 1 gram so melt value of about $86.50 (Marked "Italy WG 14KT")

10KT ring is 1.7 grams so melt value of about $105 (Marked "10K CZ China")

14KT ring is 0.7 grams so melt value of about $60.50 (Marked "14K TRU-ART")

10KT necklace is 0.6 grams so melt value of about $37 (Marked "??A? 10K Turkey") I can't make out the 1st word

Proof & Pics: https://imgur.com/a/3Ae6lLn

The 3 largest are Ayyubid Emirate 1 Dirhams, the 6 pointed star type is the most valuable of these 3. The 4 to the right are 1/2 Dirhams. They are all from the 1100s.

The odd coin out is a little Ottoman Para from around the 1500s-1600s

I am asking $55 including USPS ground shipping for all 8 medieval Islamic coins. Total weight is 14.8 grams. I can only accept Cash App & Pay Pal. Feel free to contact me with any questions or for more pics.

Right text reads: 青島守備 "Qingdao Garrison"
Left text reads: 記念 "Commemoration" / "Memorial"
Bottom text reads: 伊藤 "Itō"

Qingdao Garrison Army Commemoration Signed Itō

Siege Of Qingdao or Tsingtao was a WW1 battle where Japan captured a port from Germany, the battle finished by Nov 7 1914. The Qingdao Garrison Army was established on Nov 27 1914 to hold the port. They did hold the port until they were disbanded Dec 15 1922. The initial Qingdao Garrison Army was formed of members of the 18th Division who had taken the port in the Siege. The soldier who owned this cup wrote his last name on it, 伊藤 "Itō". Its from some time between Nov 27 1914 and Dec 15 1922. I know the last cup I posted was prettier but this one is older and has an interesting story. I promise the next one I post will be a pretty 1930s one.

Today I’m looking to sell all of my Dutch East India Company and later Dutch East Indies Duit and Stuiver. The Dutch East India Company (VOC) ceased operations in 1799 and the colonial governments took over minting so the VOC coins are 1700s and the Dutch East Indies coins are 1800s. I am looking to sell them in bulk at a bulk price. Prices include USPS ground shipping. I can only accept Cash App and Pay Pal. Feel free to contact me with any questions or for more pics. 

1700s VOC proof & pics: https://imgur.com/a/lhoScNn

7x 1700s 1 Duit & 7x 1700s ½ Duit for a total of 14 1700s VOC coins. The ½ Duit coins are in better condition than the 1 Duit, I can’t be sure why but my assumption is that the ½ denomination circulated less. I would like to sell all 14 for $105 including shipping, that is $7.50 each. Dates are as follows 

1722 or 1733 1 Duit (date not totally readable)
1742 1 Duit 
1755 1 Duit
1764 1 Duit
1767 1 Duit
1787 1 Duit 
178? 1 Duit (date not totally readable)
—--------
1749 ½ Duit
1750 ½ Duit
1751 ½ Duit
1752 ½ Duit
1754 ½ Duit
1770 ½ Duit ( I have 2 of these)

1800s East Indies proof & pics: https://imgur.com/a/pbrnTMP

22x 1800s 1 Duit - 7x 1800s ¼ Stuiver & 4x 1800s ⅛ Stuiver for a total of 33 1800s Dutch East Indies coins. I also have early 1800s Batavian Republic East India colony coins that will be included with this to make the total 35 1800s east india colonial coins. The Batavian coins are certainly the rarest ones here. I would like to sell all 35 together for $175 including shipping, that is $5 each.

The 1 Duit are all dated between 1830 and early 1840s. About 4 of the 22 have dates where the 4th number isn’t totally discernible. 

5 of the 7 1/4th Stuiver are 1826, the other 2 of 7 are 182? with the final number damaged.

1823 ⅛ Stuiver 1824 ⅛ Stuiver and 2 1826 ⅛ Stuiver

One of the Batavian coins is dated 1816 the other has the date worn off. I couldn’t really find anything on these online.

BULK DEAL: Total for the 14x VOC 1700s coins is $105 and total for the 35x 1800s coins is $175, that would be $280. If you buy both lots, 49 coins total, I will give you $30 off for an even $250.

1700s Indonesian Pitis proof & pics: https://imgur.com/a/SXahI28 THE PITIS ARE SOLD

I have a total of 204 1700s Palembang Darussalam Sultanate Pitis. They are organized into small groups in different baggies based on size, shape & if they have the hole or not. I identified exactly one of them as from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin I from 1724-1757 and then gave up on the rest. Its very difficult to get the Indonesian text translated. I would like to sell all of them for $180 including shipping, about 88 cents per 1700s coin. 

Main top text reads 凱旋記念  "Commemorating the Victorious Return"

The background behind the image of a soldier is a map of the Beijing-Hankou railway corridor with text in the background being various landmarks for the map such as 北京 Beijing and 天津 Tianjin. All places battles took place, essentially a campaign map.

This would have been owned by an imperial Japanese soldier who fought in China, my best guess is the cup is from 1938-1939.

The final photo is a line up of some of my imperial Japanese army sake cups. If this community appreciates this post I could start posting an Imperial Japanese Army sake cup with a description of what it commemorates every few days. I have cups from Russo-Japanese War, WW1, Second Sino Japanese War and WW2.

Proof & Pics: https://imgur.com/a/207BwHI

Today I'm looking to sell all my cash, 608 bills total. Asking $100 including USPS ground shipping for mainland USA. I can only accept Cash App and Pay Pal. $100 for all 608 bills is about 16.4 cents per bill, I'm just looking to get them off my hands.

456x Venezuela 500 Million Bolívar Bills

142x Zimbabwe 5 Billion Dollar Agro Cheques

9x Zimbabwe 10 Billion Dollar Bills

1x Zimbabwe 20 Billion Dollar Bill

SOLD

Proof & Pics: https://imgur.com/a/q7DW1kx

Today I'm looking to sell 2x 1921 Morgan 90% Silver Dollars (melt value $58.34 each) - 1945 & 1963 90% Silver Half Dollars (melt value $27.28 each) - 1941 & 1964 90% Silver Quarters (melt value $13.64 each) - 2x 1969 40% Silver Half Dollars (melt value $11.16 each)

Total melt value of everything is $220.84. I am asking $200 with free USPS ground shipping. I can only accept Cash App and Pay Pal. Feel free to contact me with more questions or for more pics.

SOLD

Proof & Pics: https://imgur.com/a/d3cFJb6
Magnet test clip: https://imgur.com/a/S0LBX5l

The symbol with the star, cross and shepherds hook is the symbol of The White Shrine Of Jerusalem. To be a member of the Order you have to be a Master Mason or a female relative of a Master Mason like a wife or a daughter, because of that the membership is mostly female. The woman I got this from told me her father got it in the Korean War so based on that and the fact that membership for the Order peaked in the 1930s - 1960s and that this ring has no hallmarks I think its safe to assume this ring is from the 1930s - 1960s. I got a ring sizer specifically for this sale and there are pictures of it on the ring sizer in the Imgur album, to me it looks like about size 7.75. It acid tests at 14KT Gold and weighs 11.2 grams so it has a melt value of $968, I am asking $1000 including USPS shipping with insurance. Feel free to contact me with any questions or for more pictures.

CURRENTLY PENDING

Proof & pics are separate for each individual item. $6 USPS Ground shipping per order unless you get one of the bulk deals. I can only accept Cash App and Pay Pal. Feel free to contact me with any questions or for more pictures

North Korean DPRK Hat Pins - proof & pics: https://imgur.com/a/JGFCJs9

These are 1950s Korean war era. I have 4 and am asking $20 each + shipping.

USSR Pins - proof & pics: https://imgur.com/a/MB2RzHm

I have over a thousand USSR pins. Tell me what you're interested in and I can show you what I have that fits your description. I have Vladimir Lenin, Communist Party Congress, various paramilitary organizations, WW2 commemoration, cold war stuff, Soviet sports organizations and Olympics, USSR red cross, pins commemorating just about every city in Russia, every city in a country that became part of the USSR even East German, USSR flag pins and many more.

Most of the pins I can sell for like $2 each the more rare ones get up to like $10-$15 each. Like I said tell me what kind of USSR vibe you want and we'll work from there, I have boxes full and I'm pretty sure if you're into any specific Soviet organisations or themes I will have something for you.

Zimbabwean & Venezuelan Cash - proof & pics: https://imgur.com/a/4TLvWz0

All cash $1 for 1 bill - $10 for 15 bills - $15 for 30 bills and $0.50 per bill above 30 -- For cash I can do free shipping with just a stamp on an envelope if you're just getting a few bills and you insist.

Zimbabwe 5 Billion Dollar Agro Cheques 100+ available

Venezuela 500 Million Bolívar Bills - 100+ available

Reichspfennig - proof & pics: https://imgur.com/a/7e36aRE ALL REICHSPFENNIG ARE SOLD

91x Zinc 1 Reichspfennig available for $1.50 each - $120 for all 91

52x Bronze 1 Reichspfennig Available for $3 each - $125 for all 52

9x Bronze 2 Reichspfennig Available for $3 each - $15 for all 9

21x Zinc 5 Reichspfennig Available for $1.50 each - $25 for all 21

91x Bronze 5 Reichspfennig available for $5 each - $365 for all 91

5x Zinc 10 Reichspfennig available for $1.50 each - $5 for all 5

Bulk deal get all 269 Reichspfennig coins for $600 with free shipping.

USSR KOPECK - proof & pics: https://imgur.com/a/dQY074g ALL USSR COINS ARE SOLD

103x 1 Kopeck

2x 2 Kopeck

4x 3 Kopeck

3x 5 Kopeck

54x 10 Kopeck

23x 15 Kopeck

6x 20 Kopeck

2x 50 Kopeck

2x 1 Ruble, one of the two is a 1970 commemorating Vladimir Lenin's 100th birthday.

Get all 197 Kopecks and the 2 Rubles for $75 with free shipping