This is funny because I bought the same coin about two weeks ago and had the same pleasant surprise when I researched it. I was just buying a few...
Five bucks is amazing for that
They are usually just uncirculated. The coins aren't made by the Franklin Mint. Whatever company made these sets just packages up coins from the...
If aluminum coins are in good condition they can be very attractive and even comparable to silver. Here are a few of my favorites, though I could...
They stopped making the farthing in 1956.
They won't be worth more but people do want certain ones suddenly. All of my British 1953 coins I had on eBay sold right away when she died.
Mexico does have some Mayan ruins but I believe all the temples on Mexican coinage are Aztec. Mexico City is built on the ruins of the Aztec capital.
You didn't say you were looking for bullion coins, so if you want coins that actually circulated there are a lot of attractive options, like the...
And many of the bronze as well. People who don't focus on the series may not realize it but there are many better dates.
According to CNN, Great Britain will replace every banknote and coin with the queen on it and withdraw them from circulation. I've never heard of...
I'm really interested in African coins too. They also had a Mauritius 1 rupee from 1934 but he looked it up and wanted $30 for it. The half rupee...
Thanks! That helps a lot. I have very little experience with something like this.
Thanks! I'll take your word for the dates as I can't figure these out.
Thanks. I do see a similarity with some of them. I can make out the word "Dei" (God" and following that might be "Mattau" (?) then possibly...
Yeah, I just finished IDing them all. I think I already have a few but I still enjoy finding things like this that are from a particular time in...
Apparently this one half penny that I got is quite a good find: https://coinquest.com/cgi-bin/cq/coins.pl?coin=17450
The last one is smaller than the 1 sho. I wonder if it's 5 skar instead? I think the one with the weird rim in half skar.
I will be weird to see coins with Charles on them next year, that's for sure.
Yeah, I have a lot of thoughts about this sort of thing. Like when you ask to buy a coin they have to look it up and see what it's selling for on...
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