Hi All, I bought this medal from Djibouti in a lot of Paris Mint medals a while back, and have since spent many hours on it effectively treading...
Not a countermark, but rather, the recessed central cartouche from a 2 Granni of Sicily, as per below:...
It looks ok - strike and patination are consistent with examples that I have handled in past, and there is nothing that jumps out as wrong...
Yes it is cause for concern, but not necessarily a make or break diagnostic. Remember that the Cromwell coinage has always been popular (even just...
@Conder101 remarkably quickly from what I remember. Within less than a year, they were pretty much non-existent in commerce. I remember being...
Having been working in the industry in Montreal in 2012, I can tell you that yes, many people started hoarding them. There was also a successful...
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I was pleading with you to stop posting, you have posted a lot, and we need time to respond to your queries. In fact, this has gotten nuts, I...
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Its an interesting thought, but I would be left to wonder why so many of these were produced (with them apparently coming to market with greater...
Many thanks to @gxseries and @ewomack for your responses! Its a solid start to begin poking around. Admittedly, Japanese material is pretty far...
Hi all! I was doing some tidying in my desk today, and ran across this piece that I acquired over a decade ago. I have tried researching it a few...
Agreed with @NOS but it is also worth noting that the £20s in the UK moved from rag paper to polymer some time ago, and I believe that the...
@Insider pm sent, found a couple - dont want to post any links directly to avoid beef between / issues in relationship between forums.
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