In general, yes a specimen note is much more rare than a circulating note. But it would depend on the country and specific specimen - there are...
What a nice coin, and fantastic research! Congrats, that is a real gem.
You should start that, it would be interesting.
Personally I have no problem with that. I always start with the hope that I can find an MS65 quality coin, but not everything is available in that...
And not only coins, but banknotes, stamps, etc - the general distinction between "variety" and "error" is consistent to this.
Here's the 1920 5c 17mm: [img] The beauty is that if you post your 19mm, it will look identical :)
I don't have Krause, so I can't see what you're seeing, but both Gadoury and Le Franc show two 1920 5c Lindauer coins, one is 19mm/3g and the...
They are two different sizes, as well as the weight being different. One is 17mm, the earlier one is 19mm.
EBay is one source
Those jars and their labels are worth more than money. I hope they are kept in a safe place as well as the coins.
I presume the piece left out of the description is that the implied contract is one where the buyer could return the coin if it is shown to not be...
Some of the French WWII zinc coins are just a horrendous mess. I'm wondering if this is from rusty dies as well? On this one the reverse is pretty...
1845 :) [img] [IMG]
1852 Louis-Napoleon [IMG]
What does "Our Card" mean?
1864 Napoleon III [img]
From reading Wikipedia, the Leva was revalued in 1999, so your 1991 note is no longer usable in Bulgaria. So I suspect the $1 price tag is where...
Boy I need to get one of those...
1888 Ceres [img]
Thanks for the comment :) I leave for a day, and this zips right by the turn of the century, where I have some nice coins too, but the material...
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