Nice coin! The "1749" on the NGC slab is not the CE year but the two regnal years on the coin, "17" and "49". I have a similar East India...
I would put it into a 2x2 coin holder with the date found and keep it. :)
I have only one Netherlands Lion Dollar froum Utrecht: [IMG] Netherlands Lion dollar (Leeuwendaalder) Utrecht 1608 Silver, 41 mm, 26.98 gm...
Sulla80's coin: Looks like a Durrani of Afghanistan Rupee Kashmir mint, dated year 1202 regnal year 14 A similar coin:...
In 1964 I lived in California and wrote to many government mints asking to buy coins. Most did not sell directly to customers and referred me to...
A recent purchase: [IMG] India Rupee 1950 Nickel, 27.9 mm, 11.7 gm (official weight), dot mintmark below "1950" for Bombay This coin is encased...
A congressman has proposed a US commemorative coin program to honor dogs in 2023. From Coin World: Dogs could receive 2023 commemorative coin...
I can not find this coin listed under Iran as an official coin. The numbers look like "2536" which was the "Imperial Year" under the Shah (2536...
Rex Allen was a 1950's actor and singer who was the last "singing cowboy" of the movies. His 1950 film "Under Mexicali Stars" was about the...
The Man himself: [IMG] Roman Empire Sestertius - Emperor Nero - Roma Seated Bronze, 33 mm, 22.48 gm, Catalog: RIC 356 Struck: AD 67 Rome...
One from Mughal India's Shah Jahan (Reign: AD 1628-1658). [IMG] Mughal Mohur, Shah Jahan, Allahabad, AH 1045 (AD 1636) Year 9 Gold, 22 mm, 10.87...
Congratulations on your double eagle! A 1927 double eagle was my first gold coin too, back in 1964: [IMG] United States $20 :)
I have only one Roman gold coin, from Antoninus Pius: [IMG] Roman Empire - Antoninus Pius Aureus - "Rome rules the world" Gold, 19.5 mm 7.26 gm...
The South African Mint had one pound and half-pound gold coins dated 1952 for sale in 1964. [IMG] South African Mint pricelist 1964 The mint...
[IMG] Ireland One Pound - Queen Maeve I bought a couple of these notes for my grand-niece. :)
One of the most famous people connected to the Crusades was Al-Nasir Salah al-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub, better known as "Saladin". Saladin was born in...
This British Guinea has the legend "MBF...": [IMG] Britain Guinea "spade" type 1794 Gold, 25 mm, 8.37 gm Obverse: George III facing right...
One interesting note is that the France Marianne-Rooster coin appeared on a French World War One poster. [IMG] French World War One poster with...
The 20,000 reis coin is beautiful! Portugal also minted gold coins with the portrait of the king on them. [IMG] Portugal Brazil 12,800 Reis...
The Great Zimbabwe Bird! [IMG] Southern Rhodesia Shilling 1940 - Great Zimbabwe Bird Silver, 24.0 mm, 5.65 gm :)
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