When found metal detecting it is even worse. Often they will have have chunks of metal missing, as though something took a bite out of them :dead:
The planchet is the metal disc from which a coin is made. Pennies 1983 and later are made almost entirely of zinc, with a light copper plating....
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To name a few, I can see coins from Mainz, Trier, Solms-Lich, Pfalz, a Nurnberg Kerzendreier baptismal token, circa 1700 (billon, with lettering...
At work at moment, once home will check them for you.
Such a great group~ I only have a few of these coins so far (focusing more on pre-1700 coinage at the moment). In future when finances are better,...
Yes! :) Only have 1 brakteat so far, and no schusselpfennigs yet~ am hoping to change this when I am able~ Really great coin grouping :cat:
I don’t recall the exact history, but it was a mixture of German and non-German sellers.
Glad to hear it was found :happy:
Welcome, and always happy to help if able :cat:
I have purchased German States coins on several occasions from different ma shops dealers (all pre-1700 dates), that were all fairly priced, along...
The Japanese 10 yen is Shōwa year 58 (1983). And the 100 yen you can see the date year 16~ which is Heisei year 16 (2004). We are currently in...
Silver is lower right now, so this is a good time to buy. Holding on to what you have is the best choice at times like these when metal prices are...
I have several loupes, although the one I pretty much use exclusively is the Eschenbach aplanat 10x. (The others are past purchases that I hung on...
This coin is Shōwa Year 25 (Kanji:昭和= Shōwa). The kanji in your reply is the one for Emperor Meiji, though. The Emperor Meiji (Mutsuhito) died in...
More info in this thread~ https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-get-wings-stickers.282239/
Entry Post My most recent purchase~ [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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Thank you again to lordmarcovan for another awesome giveaway :cat:
Congratulations to Johnnie Black :happy: Very nice coin, and looks to be an interesting book.
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