Hiddendragon's Recent Activity

  1. Hiddendragon posted a new thread.

    Napoleon medal - authentic or reproduction?

    Long story short, this was among things that my wife got from her grandmother. It appears to be a medal commemorating the marriage of...

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    Forum: World Coins

    May 8, 2024 at 11:26 AM
  2. Hiddendragon replied to the thread These Nations have ceased to exist......

    That's from Austria.

    May 7, 2024 at 9:55 PM
  3. Hiddendragon liked expat's post in the thread Non circulating Silver German commemorative.

    In 1987 the City of Berlin celebrated its 750th Anniversary. This coin shows the Berlin bear stylised as the City. Type Non-circulating...

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  4. Hiddendragon liked Burnside_Q's post in the thread Post your coins from Mexico.

    Mexico is my primary focus. I've been working on a type set and Cap & Rays for a few years and plan to share a long post at some point....

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  5. Hiddendragon replied to the thread Is this Chinese Cash coin real?.

    It should be real. Even though these can be quite old they are not rare and only sell for a dollar or so. People don't really fake them.

    May 6, 2024 at 2:10 PM
  6. Hiddendragon liked desertgem's post in the thread Post your coins from Mexico.

    A few of mine [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Jim

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  7. Hiddendragon liked CoinCorgi's post in the thread Post your coins from Mexico.

    Mi oro. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

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  8. Hiddendragon replied to the thread Central States show report from yours truly.

    I bought from Harlan Berk. They had different bins of coins priced $1, $2, $3, etc. I picked out a lot of coins sorted by which bin they...

    May 5, 2024 at 10:49 PM
  9. Hiddendragon replied to the thread Central States show report from yours truly.

    They were typical conditions for the type. Not slabbed. I have a pretty good idea of what many can be obtained for and they were way higher.

    May 5, 2024 at 10:44 PM
  10. Hiddendragon replied to the thread Central States show report from yours truly.

    I briefly stopped at one table there because I saw a big bin of crown sized silver coins. I asked him what the deal was and he said they...

    May 4, 2024 at 11:57 PM
  11. Hiddendragon liked Dima's post in the thread Found one of my white whales at CSNS: Lafayette dollar.

    I had a chance to attend CSNS -- only about 20 minutes from me -- this past Thursday and had an absolute blast! I invited my dad and...

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  12. Hiddendragon liked 7Jags's post in the thread 1982 West African States (Silver) 5,000 francs - CFA that is.

    I have loved this design for many years, be in silver “currency” or essai “specimen” type, let alone the gold “currency” or specimen or...

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  13. Hiddendragon liked Chris B's post in the thread What I got at the Central States show.

    Wish I had know you were there. We probably crossed paths at some point. Here are a couple things I picked up. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...

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  14. Hiddendragon liked ddddd's post in the thread What I got at the Central States show.

    Nice report! Congrats on some cool finds!

    May 4, 2024 at 5:22 PM
  15. Hiddendragon replied to the thread What I got at the Central States show.

    I like your pickups. Too bad the dealer wasn't there. I don't know why so many of them blow off the last day. It's the only time a lot...

    May 4, 2024 at 3:23 PM