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    Why is this coin so big??

    Leuchtturm offers one like this. 45 different sized slots.
    Post by: ffrickey, Oct 20, 2021 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Westphalia Notgeld

    Here's my 50 million mark piece, gilded bronze, 32 g. I note numista lists two variants: broad rim and narrow rim. I guess mine is broad rim...
    Post by: ffrickey, Sep 27, 2021 in forum: World Coins
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    Gold - What Happened?

    As Keynes famously said: "The market can stay irrational longer than you or I can stay solvent."
    Post by: ffrickey, Aug 9, 2021 in forum: Bullion Investing
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    Can you decipher this unusual love token and the meaning?

    Yes, what you've got appears to be a Norwegian 1/3 specie daler from 1795-1800, officially 9.63 g. Nice piece!
    Post by: ffrickey, Aug 5, 2021 in forum: Coin Chat
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    Coins with denomination 3

    Wuerttemberg 3 Marks 1914[ATTACH]
    Post by: ffrickey, Aug 5, 2021 in forum: World Coins
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    Coins with denomination 3

    3 Kreuzer Archduke Ferdinand[ATTACH]
    Post by: ffrickey, Aug 5, 2021 in forum: World Coins
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    Coins with denomination 3

    Berg 3 Stuber [ATTACH]
    Post by: ffrickey, Aug 5, 2021 in forum: World Coins
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    Coins with denomination 3

    And here's one of my favorites, "Der König rief..." (or, as I call it, Welcome to WWI)[ATTACH]
    Post by: ffrickey, Aug 5, 2021 in forum: World Coins
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    Coins with denomination 3

    3 Marks Weimar Republic[ATTACH]
    Post by: ffrickey, Aug 5, 2021 in forum: World Coins
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    Coins with denomination 3

    3 Rubel Oriental Art Museum, this is a really pretty coin[ATTACH]
    Post by: ffrickey, Aug 5, 2021 in forum: World Coins
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    Baroque Era (1600-1750) the apex of coinage

    I think you can afford to get someone to cut the grass...
    Post by: ffrickey, Aug 5, 2021 in forum: World Coins
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    Baroque Era (1600-1750) the apex of coinage

    Aachener 8 Marck piece. Not big (23 mm, 3.1 g) but fairly ornate...[ATTACH]
    Post by: ffrickey, Aug 4, 2021 in forum: World Coins
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    Baroque Era (1600-1750) the apex of coinage

    Here's a Saxon thaler from 1613.[ATTACH]
    Post by: ffrickey, Aug 4, 2021 in forum: World Coins
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    Baroque Era (1600-1750) the apex of coinage

    Is baroque defined geographically as well as temporally? Does a Strasbourg 60 Kreuzer qualify? Ca. 1668 [ATTACH]
    Post by: ffrickey, Aug 4, 2021 in forum: World Coins
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    Beautiful Ships

    Wow, that's the first one actually firing its gun!
    Post by: ffrickey, Jul 29, 2021 in forum: World Coins