Here's a coin that just got passed to me, and I don't know where to start looking. Hammered Copper, 3.5 g, 16 mm diameter, with a kind of sketchy...
No, its a Norwegian 5 Ore piece.
Why put that on a coin? OK, but why put it on coins? Did the FAO help mint them or something?
20 Kroner I agree that Danish coins are somehow cool. Don't have but one, but I like it.
Some Iranian 20 Rial pieces say "F.A.O.", and some do not. Does it stand for "Food and Agriculture Organization" or something completely...
... or somebody who thinks they have that ability? How does one acquire the ability? How to identify the people who have it?
Wow rdwarrior, that's a pretty impressive avatar! What is it?
I thank all responders for your input. Wish there was a good, simple, non-destructive test for metal. One thought occurs to me, I don't know...
Here is what I take to be a long-cross penny from Edward I or III (I can't tell the difference between the designs). Is it likely real, or does...
How does one recognize a cast coin? Is it because of the kind of grainy surface?
Thank you very much, I wouldn't have recognized it from the drawing in Boudeau, but think you're right.
My guess would be Roman, but closer than that I couldn't say--I'm not an expert. What is the size and weight?
Can anyone help me identify this coin? I think its French, but am not sure, and cant find it in either Duplessy or Boudeau-Feodales. 15.5 mm...
Variant 1924 50 Kopecks? I have a 50 Kopeck coin from 1924 with the following edge lettering: (23.10.5Д) 11.1 ЧИOTOГO CEPEЬPA 9 ГPAMM If I read...
Wow, impressive collection, gxseries, and splendidly documented! Congratulations.
Thanks for the explanations!
Edge lettering on 10 Rubel Chervonetz [ATTACH]Can you translate the edge lettering on a 10 Rubel Chervonetz gold piece for me? I have tried to...
Thanks Thanks, I think I'll take a look at the Schön.
I mean modern ECU-predecessor-of-Euro. There are a lot of them out there, many quite attractive, and only a few are in World Coins. Has anyone...
1804 coins were restruck in 1830? Std Catalog doesn't say anything about this.
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