Im far from an expert so don't put any weight on my guess! I trust your judgment in hand far more than my own! I thought the hairlines in front of...
Thank you for sharing, it's been fun following along so far. The 21 looks to be, unfortunately, cleaned? But still an appealing coin to my eye...
Got a better picture where you can see the vertical lines between the text as well as the bi-metal seam. It measures about 25mm so I think it’s a...
Entry Post: 1,7,3,2,6,5,4 A coin, or at least a trace of it turned up in a strange place. I deal in antique and vintage items and I came across...
Is it still "machine" doubling if it was struck by hand? Haha.
A nickname shared with 1797 English pennies, I assume due to the raised rim and large size. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces947.html
Thank you for your insight. I figured that it would be difficult or impossible to attribute. Its interesting to imagine how long it must have been...
No? I thought the raised rim was pretty distinctive and on the reverse the figure is still visible as well as the waves (11oclock in my second photo)
Hoping someone may have seen this before. The large letters seem to be from fairly crudely made punches. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Entry post Tried for a creative Christmas Gift this year. Obverse features a star of bethlehem and reverse shows a christmas tree. Both are...
Think you both for your insights. Ill look around for a deal on the book and they website is excellent, the descriptions are indeed very evocative...
Merry christmas all! I was surprised with a gift of an 1897 (no mm) gold eagle that has been passed down from my wife's grandfather. I know very...
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