Neuschwanstein Hey, we only missed each other by 3 months!
1 Thaler = 3 Marks For those who are interested, I am informed that the 3-mark piece replaced the thaler after the currency change. I.e. is...
Actually, my understanding is they don't care a whit about exporting fakes, they only forbid exporting REAL old Chinese coins.
This coin looks very authentic to me, but I can't figure out why its not in the Std Catalog 1801-1900 (6th Edition, 2009). Commemorative to the...
Thanks Eduard, you're dead right, its 1676. My problem was I couldn't find the coin. I looked under Augsburg and Bavaria with no luck. But now I...
Did the mint put somethng special in buffalo nickels to get them to tone like that? Really stunning collection, and super photos.
Wow! Why not? did you need a heart operation or something?
I too find the Walking Liberty a beautiful coin, one of the nicest the USA has ever minted. I also like the Mexican 1 oz silver Liberty. And...
Well it's kind of hard to tell without holding the coin in hand. I assume the reverse is the standard eagle-and-serpent with Republica Mexicana?...
Anybody know anything about this coin? It's not in the Std Catalog for 17th Century (or at least I can't find it) nor in the Unusual World Coins....
30 Drachma 1963 It's not old, but for that it features the heads of 5 kings. Commemorating the royal family shortly before it was abolished (by,...
How about some pix & denominations, reference numbers...
Really like the 2 Kronur piece, hadn't seen that one before. Here's my 2 Kronur from 1906.[ATTACH]
Cleo coin How about a little more info to convince us it's not a 50 piasters. Size, weight, does it really look gold? What's the other side...
Thanks very much Medoraman! Just the ticket.
Speaking of "bronze disease", is that the green spots that are on some bronze and copper coins (and generally reveal a pit of some kind if scraped...
French colonial coins Here I can offer some French colonial issues. Francs from Algeria, and from "Territoire des Afars et Issas" (today called...
So, if a sou was 12 deniers (=pennies), then a sou = a shilling! And here I always thought a sou was a coin of little worth. And of course, 1...
That's quite an impressive collection! Congratulations! I've only got the 1 Napoleon, but if I win the lottery someday, maybe I'll get some...
Is it worth pointing out this deficiency in the Std Catalog, or does anyone have a newer edition which contains this coin & year?
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