Entry post: Thanks for the game :) I'd take the Spanish 2 Reales - the CM seems familiar, but I would need quite a bit of time to figure out...
As was mentioned above, this coin is not FDC, even by relaxed modern definitions. Gadoury defines FDC as "[une] piece en etat parfait, qui ne...
@-jeffB It takes time to find QUALITY results online... At least I know I can find a decent to good result in a book that I know I have fairly...
@Evan Saltis - Król, królowa... Król, który jest królową? Kogo to obchodzi, dopóki są Polakami. ;P
The Polish strikes are not a tough ask... you just have to keep your eyes peeled ;) This is considered as the (Sovereign size) Polish St. Gaudens...
@Mkm5 And believe it or not, the RM strikes are considered the lesser of the two - these were struck for business purposes, but the Warsaw Mint...
All coinage of the RPII is better in hand - because there were some keen numismatists in key positions at the mint during this period. They loved...
Nice find! Being a Polish member, I couldn't resist weighing in ;) As there is no arrow between the talons of the eagle, this is a London (Royal...
Agreed with above - the RCM is a Crown CORPORATION - they need to make a profit. If you are buying products at or near spot, I have no reservation...
A library is essential for specialized material - I have over 1000 books, auction cats, etc., and I still find myself buying more. For special...
Put me down for seated dollar, a problem-free example will be harder to hunt down long-term.
I wouldn't use time elapsed as an indicator of added value. 1980 Was a period when the coin market was white hot, and although the value of the...
I think dryer coin myself, but agree that it is PMD.
Agreed with above.
If it is sovereign sized, it might be a gaming counter, or alternatively a Greek 'new year' token - the latter are often baked into bread /...
Staying out of the pricing question, @serafino, there are plenty of collectors in NA who collect Italian coins... in Canada (a smaller market than...
@Mithril - yes, it is a building, often referred to as a Chateau, or Chatel Tournois. The appellation would suggest that it specifically depicts...
Probably the Russian postage stamp money of 1917-18, or their Ukrainian equivalent issued 1918-19 - they only measure 3cmx2.5cm (1.18x.98in).
That is why I specifically mentioned the attribution to 'Pere' (father, the elder)... it is not often that Dupriez got things wrong - I found it...
Ok, so it arrived today, and it would seem that the coin appeared as lot 1527 of the Van de Vyvre (lower right of the plate), attributed to...
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