This is an Egyptian Magic Coin which is not a coin but a type of American token which is usually made of bronze or brass. But not this one....
Mercury nickels - they melt in your hand :)
Do you mean the Birmingham Mint of Heaton & Sons? :)
Nice coin! :)
The 'I" in 1879 means that the coin was struck in (British) India. :)
The coin is Tibet 5 Sho or Shokang KM Y#28a, the date is 16 cycles+26 or AD 1952. :)
In Merrie Old England a Penny was a Penny and never a cent. :)
Here's the full 1943 Nicaragua set: [IMG] Nicaragua 1 Centavo 1943 Brass [IMG] Nicaragua 5 Centavos 1943 Brass [IMG] Nicaragua 10 Centavos 1943...
General von Lettow-Vorbeck also appears on German Notgeld post World War I paper money: [IMG] Notgeld Berlin von Lettow-Vorbeck Portrait Paper,...
From the Daily Mail article: Among the gold currency was a gold Dinar from the reign of the Caliph Haround A-Rashid - the man the Arabian Nights...
My mother was a US Navy finance officer at Treasure Island in San Francisco in 1944 and 1945. This little French note was with her papers, but...
Edward I: Edward was sometimes called "Longshanks" as he was extremely tall (6' 2") for the time, when the average height for men was 5' 6"....
Happy Sol Invictus Birthday! :)
This gentleman has a coin display at his office: [IMG] He appears to have a custom-made display holder for his collection of "challenge coins". :)
Sweden's Queen Christina (1632-1654) owned a large coin collection. From the Classical Numismatics Group (CNG) website:...
Valerian (AD 253-260): [IMG] Valerian Antoninianus Pax (Mediolanum) Silver, 24 mm, 3.52 gm, Catalog: RIC 245 Struck: AD 257 Mediolanum (Milan)...
Is there also a "New England Collection"? :)
I see some coins from Ireland. :)
These look like Irish coin weights. Some information: http://www.irishcoinage.com/COINWT.HTM :)
In 2010 President Obama pardoned a former marine who plead guilty to "coin mutilation" in 1963 for doing this....
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