Many of these coins are mentioned in Robert Louis Stevenson's famous 1883 novel Treasure Island. It was a strange collection, like Billy Bones's...
In the 1960's I collected world coins and owned the book A Catalog of Modern World Coins by R. S. Yeoman, seventh edition, published in 1967....
Mine was "backorder" a couple of days ago and today I received an email that it was shipped. :)
"Pompeii the New Dig" - "House of Treasures" is a 2025 documentary which is being shown on PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) television stations...
I would suspect that the show's producers would have a hard time getting a real one. :)
The Cash coins were issued by the Madras Presidency sub-division of the East India Company and are sometimes listed under "Madras Presidency"....
I just had to have some Uzbekistan coins. Oddly enough, I once visited Uzbekistan and the legendary cities of Samarkand and Bokhara. [IMG] :)
I just had to buy some Kazakhstan coins. Oddly enough, I once visited Kazakhstan. [IMG] Because Kazakhstan has the World's Best. :)
I agree with the date 1925. :)
[IMG] :)
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