Thanks very much for the history: I like this era also and really appreciate your writeup. So much so that when I saw a nice Charles I...
Thanks for your comments on my Agean turtle didrachma. Sorry about the delay in posting but I was resident in Brazil (Sao Paulo) for 3 years and...
Well I just have a semi-cheap one bought from Stack's NYICS auction, Jan 2016. It's the smooth shelled type, however I'm wondering if I should...
On the 1696 William III crown, I'd say a strong fine. I've seen worse & this one has decent detail and lettering. Also these pieces didn't have...
Quite interesting but note that the countermarks decrease, not increase the coin values. If it was a question of increasing copper costs,...
Thanks for comments. To close, I've decided to keep the table design and am trying to move things into Wordpress. I think there's a plugin...
I believe your analysis is incorrect from two aspects. These are: 1) Regarding the historical aspects of coins and: 2) The valuation of coins....
Thanks for making me feel better. For one of my last acquisitions I just paid 7X estimate!!! I think some auction firms also do that to get...
Thanks for your comments. I didn't have an Otho and I decided to put a low bid in on an aureus rather than a denarius: which is still very...
Paid too much $ at the time I think but bought from a fixed price list from a dealer in Chicago --> the Galba. Had just finished graduate school...
I'd like to respond to this topic as I'm in a little bit of a similar position, having just purchased a semi-expensive British coin as well as...
I think that coins are an excellent way to illustrate history and connect with our past. Also as you've seen, they go way back: well at least to...
Buy a Krause. When I started collecting foreign I bought the 1972 Krause World Coin Guide which went back to 1800 or the late 1700's for some...
Actually the bit about the debt repayment is not published in any book I'm aware of but is the result of a conversation I've had this year with...
Ah, but be very afraid! One of my very first English hammered coins was also a halfcrown of Charles I, bought from Frank Robinson of NY many...
Thanks. For me the most important, and expensive of the coins is the 1897 Brazilian 2000 reis. I live in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and am a member of...
Normally I don't buy coins with problems, but, I've been looking at these (the English pounds) for a while and superb ones are a bit expensive....
Remember at the time that the USA, with it's Revolution still in recent history, was an inspiration for Latin America. LA finished with it's own...
I think mintage was listed at 1,286 pieces & the coin entered circulation. Not sure of the weight, Krause lists it as 25.0 g but they tend to...
Very nice, the Bust halves are iconic coins. Although not a specialist in these I do have a flock of 'em. Some I got many years ago from a guy...
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