appreciate the info M-man; I did a little reading and found that the colonies were absolutely desperate for change and accepted known counterfeits...
Ya hey- Yeah, I tend to agree with you Mountain Man- during that time-frame there were quite a few contemporary counterfeits going on. And thank...
all the books have the bust facing right that year; for sure this is left. I saw someone sell one just like mine a couple of weeks ago on e-bay...
I want in: I would be giving it to my neighbor; he has some silver bullion, but hasn't really picked up any real world silver coinage. I think...
Very interesting reading, friend... I found myself "experiencing" all the fighting, sacking, killing, etc! This was a piece of "direct" history...
Great looking pix and gorgeous coins as well! Cream of the crop there, brother...
Beautiful coin Mr. Loong!
Good day all--- I picked this up because, A: it looked cool and really old, and B: the price was right. I've had it for about 2 years now,...
Thanks so much people--- I learn more all the time! Gino--- do you reckon the the mint was a rather large part of the economy back then? I was...
Buon giorno amici! And, no--- I'm not Italian. But I have a Roman emperor coin that shows a "Z" above the exergue between Carinus and Jupiter....
that is so, Lordo, but it's more than that because: it's part of the "Hunt"- that elusive find that piqued your interest "just because". It was...
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