This coin has a bit of a trick as it were, see if you can guess - hint: look closely [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
This is a coin I have on and off wondered about for some years and is listed as essentially an "ordinary" NCLT crown in the IOM series. It is the...
I have wrestled with this topic for many years and confess to not having the answer & largely given up. However, the topic was brought to the fore...
Pictures don't do this 1889 coin justice and will try to post some more later. This coin is original red which doesn't show in the picture and has...
This is a very scarce coin with original mintage of 77 pieces and comes up for sale only infrequently; the proof much more common but appearing to...
Here is a very rare coin with a recorded mintage of 11. It is the (U) uncirculated 1982 FM Balboa with the mule reverse (has the "Ley 0.500")...
I recently purchased this coin on ebay and did alright price-wise, possibly the reason why being the grungy appearance. So I bought the coin,...
Ok, this sixpence looks ok but something not quite right about it on the obverse, I can post the reverse if you like later. Tell me, oh readers,...
This week I was pleased to receive two very nice coins that were fairly priced and yet relatively scarce and quite presentable. First, 1952...
One of my favorite short stories, but I like the coin as well. The pictures do not begin to convey the lustre of this beautiful piece, but here...
Hi all. I bought this raw about two years ago as part of a lot and rather like it. I know it is not a [fake] red screaming MS66 coin but still...
Good Morning and Happy Week to All. Here is a very nice IMHO shilling I got at DNW some years ago. As you may know a very rare date in higher...
Here is a nice example of the 1845 half sovereign. This is a rather scarce issue, and I have yet to see a true mint state (MS) specimen. Sorry...
I recently bought and then finally had graded at PCGS this peso. I rather liked the coin but full admit it certainly is not perfect but what I...
This is a coin outside of what I generally collect but as the 1983 "error" mule 2 New Pence caught my interest some while ago and got the 1983...
Hey all I saw these pictures of a brass 1967 sovereign that recently passed through the salesroom at Baldwin. It was identified there as a pattern...
Hi all, here is a wonderful coin that as best as can be determined is unknown otherwise and NOT in Bull or ESC. This was struck on the engraving...
1869 was a stellar year for British coins with rarities in some series, and in particular the well-known Penny which deservedly brings interest...
In one of my best finds of recent years, and I have been fortunate with a few, I was able to get a Bahamas 2000 7 Coin Specimen/Mint set for...
Below are pictures (bad quality) of the very first examples of these that I've seen, and likely rare. There is a bit of an interesting story:...
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