It's not paranoid to fear real threats, and I'm pretty sure that the lurkers with evil intention have not authorized you to speak for them.
The editors of the Standard Catalog of World Coins think it's worth a very small premium over melt if it's a high grade uncirculated example.
More than I had in 1963, and perhaps fewer than I will have in 2013. Beyond that, I choose not to give the lurking ripoff artists any information...
Way outside my area of specialization, but it seems to have the general appearance of a Judean Prutah from roughly the first century of the Common...
Gouged die.
VG = $16 in the 2003 Redbook, for whatever that's worth.
Zero "pennies" - the jar is full of "cents". Give my prize to a YN.
Without pictures there is no way to identify the issuing Krewe, or any other attribution information for your doubloons.
Most rounds and bars state their fineness as part of the legends. 1 troy oz. of .9999 silver would weigh 31.06g. Pieces containing a troy ounce...
Dei Gratia Regina Fidei Defensor = By the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith.
The Standard Catalog of World Coins uses "Kansu" as the English version of the Provincial name. I absolutely agree. The SCWC lists only a 1 Yuan...
Well, change the top character on the reverse ("five") to "one", delete the large characters on each side of the obverse bust, and change the edge...
"Penny" is a British denomination. 1/100 of dollar is a "cent". A "D/S" mintmark results from a Denver mark being punched over a pre-existing...
Your guatemala 1957 5 centavos, guatemala 1958 10 centavos, nicaragua 1952 25 centavos, and nicaragua 1956 5 centavo are silver. 50¢ VF-$2.75...
Yes indeed. KM# 302, City of Munster (in Westphalia), 1602 copper 3 pfennig of Mintmaster Johann Pottoff the Elder prior to establishment of the...
What date do you see in the third picture?
Great post, as always. But why the holes? After being broken off the "tree", the coins were stacked on a rod to keep them stationary while the...
Coin values are affected by rarity and demand, but "condition. condition, condition" is king. Ranges from Fine to Uncirculated according to a...
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Further perspective - under current US law every creator of a "work", which includes photos, has an automatic copyright without the registration...
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