Thanks to all for the feedback. I have just ordered the Yeoman Guide. Will be interested to see what the illustrations are like. Condor1 "If...
How about an 1804 Draped Bust? Thanks to all for the feedback, which confirmed my suspicions. Interestingly, the coins involved are being...
Here's a coin being offered on ebay. While not high quality, it looks plausible, but Krause says there weren't any mottos on this dollar before...
Thanks very much!
Thanks, Shrek! A great help.
Yesterday I saw a beautiful South African restrike of a 1937 Crown for Edward VIII. But Std Cat World Coins doesn't show ANYTHING between George...
Did you find this coin in YOUR drawer? Ace video!
Toning indicative of authenticity? Speaking of cleaning, a point I have been wondering: is toning proof/indicative of authenticity, or can it be...
Hello, thanks for showing your collection. Do you have any silver Akche or Dirhams to show. Akche don't look like much, but they were aparently...
I think one reason so few European coins are slabbed is simply that with older European coins no-one has to worry about minute distinctions of...
I like the older coins, particularly from the imperial period. Here are my two (so far).
Or here's a bunch of them: http://www.preisroboter.de/ergebnis13196167.html
Hi, if you really like the 3-mark piece, check out...
If you like, I'll keep my eyes open for another. Got mine on ebay. I agree, it's an absolutely gorgeous coin--though not particularly expensive.
Hard to judge as the photos are fuzzy, but they look Arabic to me, not Hebrew. What are the size and weight of these pieces? Try to make some...
Thanks for the info! I guess I'll just have to wait a while before I can sell this one for a new Jag.
The king called and everybody came One of the principal interests of collecting world coins is that the vast majority of them were issued by now...
A few years ago I collected 3 Ecus, when it looked like the common European currency was going to be Ecus. 2 from Gibraltar and 1 for 10 Ecus...
Ceck out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki Basically, it is a website users can modify, and if enough users work long enough they eventually...
Well thanks for the info. I'm afraid I would be totally incapable of distinguishing between elegant and crude calligraphy, but will take the...
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