I'm trying to ID the mintmark on this 1893 5 Centavos. It appears to be a C ^A M, but I don't know what mint that might be. From the Guide to...
I'm not an expert on Spanish coins, but it appears that this coin used the number of points on the star to signify the mint. Am I reading the...
This made me smile today: [ATTACH]
I'm not sure what this is - maybe a Belgian 20 centime? It's only 12.5mm and looks to have been dug up, so please pardon the picture quality....
I'm trying to find out more about this. It seems to be a 1945 UNESCO presentation medal, but it's not among the 55 medals that UNESCO's website...
I'm not sure about these. They all have the same basic layout, and I suspect that they're from the Ottoman empire and just predate the books I...
Is there an easy way to tell apart the 72% silver and the nickel varieties of the 1967 1 Gulden? My Krause shows 7m silver & 31m nickel made with...
I recently picked up a Canadian 20 Cent piece. In attributing it, I found that there are 3 different date varieties. Any idea which this one is?...
I bought one of these at a coin club meeting last night, billed as a Vichy French work permit for construction workers who built the...
Seems like a 1977 restrike of something... but I don't know if this was made by a mint or private medal company: [ATTACH][ATTACH] The obverse...
I'm looking for information about Gold, Silver, Platinum, & Palladium for a class on precious metals. I've found several conflicting numbers for...
There's a serious clip out of one side and it's badly worn. But, I'd like to put an ID to it: http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgemo/8450263933...
I have no idea what this is. Any ideas? www.flickr.com/photos/georgemo/8451316404 www.flickr.com/photos/georgemo/8450226631
This is interesting: http://todaynews.today.com/_news/2013/01/21/16623719-couple-glues-60000-pennies-to-bedroom-floor?lite&lite=obnetwork But,...
Any fans on the board? What do you think of this?...
I'm teaching a class on Counterfeits and Fakes & am looking for examples. If you've been burned or have come across an interesting fake in a bulk...
Any large cent collectors willing to help a newbie ID this variety? I would guess the grade as G4 to VG8 (and the last would be very generous...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgemo/8412296961/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgemo/8412298477/ It's silver toned (aluminum?) and the...
Any idea what this coin or token is? I don't even recognize the characters, and the date 2099 doesn't seem to correspond to any conventions that I...
I came across this in a junk bin & had no idea what it was:
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