Hmm. I could see "Sedan" being a political statement. Any idea what the letter BUUI could mean in any arrangement?
Well, TP is in short supply...
Were there any siege tokens or merchant pieces made from French 5 centimes pieces? This appears to be stamped with 4 individual punches: D, U, U,...
I'm not familiar with the revolutionary coinage of all of the breakaway countries that formed as the Spanish empire in the Americas crumbled....
Beautiful! I've read some analysis about why the English adopted Saint George as a patron saint (even though he never went anywhere near England &...
And there are some cool variations on a theme that were made by Tristan de Cunha. I especially like the 1 ounce platinum version, but it's...
I'm looking for some earlier examples. Can't find many in VF or better though. I'd like to add a 1793 or 1794 Genoa 5 soldi, but haven't seen one...
Thanks. Those are very rare in xf condition or better. I'd like to find an AU, even for a common date.
Thanks. I have one of those in high xf. I think there was one year where the 4 kopek had the largest Saint George motif on any Russian copper...
It could become a recurring seasonal virus, like the flu: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/02/covid-vaccine/607000/
I am a fan of the 1935 "rocking horse". Very Art Deco, even if a lot of pundits poked fun at it. Were there any other design changes on the crown...
I've been putting together a group of numismatic items showing Saint George slaying a dragon for a type collection with the intent of exhibiting....
I have a 8R and several trade dollars with chops. None quite as extensive as this. However, it would be interesting to try and compile a list of...
I agree that seems to be the case. The reverse design just seems to shrug off dings better (more legend / edge dating to blunt impacts, maybe)
This was in someone's silver stash, supposedly stored away since ~1964. I bought it off eBay, and had a stromg suspicion that the ends of the roll...
Based on the OP photo, I'm guessing AU58. Fingers crossed that yours comes back higher. I bought a blind roll of Peace dollars off of eBay and...
I have the first 5 pucks and have picked up a few of the others whenever the design caught my fancy (or when I found them on sale close to spot)....
Entry post - I'm feeling lucky today! Good luck, all!
In 2013, silver was around $25/ ounce. So, about 30% (made worse by insurance/security/storage costs). I haven't looked at Bitcoin prices...
This seems to be a more comprehensive article, but it also clarifies that none of the 2015 ASE coins were minted at the San Francisco facility:...
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