You can also convert one of those electrical bug zappers to catch birds. Catch blue birds, blackbirds, robbins, sparrows, and hummingbirds. I...
I always wondered why 10 g copper ingots at coin shows were top sellers. In Florida 10% of the cents are copper. At 3.11g of 95% copper you can...
Well I don't have a Eudoxia although I did buy a Pucheria (her daughter). I gave it to my neice for her confirmation. I had it mounted in a...
Nice coins, In October I'll be bidding on an Arles-mint piece but not a Decentius. I am beginning to like late Empire coins but have very few of...
Thanks very much for all your help. I'll try to read further and see what I can find. Recently I saw a gold tremissis struck around 475AD....
I liked the article on the Avitus AE4 and thought it was quite well done. Also I'm quite interested in Roman coins of the 5th century but have...
Well, I'm not drawn to coins of John Anthony so there you go. Wait are there even any coins of John Anthony around? I don't suppose you have any...
It's not an 8R as the edge scalloping appear to better fit a smaller coin. The two "star like" things next to the shield on the obverse are...
Some background, the person involved served as an embassy official back in Syria or Turkey or someplace like that back in the 1960's. He bought...
Of course, since your distater is probably close to the rarist and most desireable Alex coin obtainable. A coin whose impressiveness is matched...
Oh yes, that's a Price 3623, I'd recognize it instantly. Despite many years collecting I've never been able to get an Alexander: although I had a...
Okay, Well I clearly don't have a transitional piece. Those are expensive, however, I recall that 8 or so years ago I believe Harlan Burke ??...
Very nice tet, but also your research helps make the coin more alive. Glad you were able to narrow down the date range rather than just "ca. 449...
There's the other 2K reis type: that of 1912-1913 (but dated '13) with the "divided legend" being auctioned this week, also in a NGC-65 slab....
Now you just have to get the 1st one issued by Henry 8th... Technically it's a medallion issued to commemorate annexation of church properties &...
Very interesting and [IMO] insightful post. Most 19th century British crowns were quite circulated and it's a little tough to find a nice unc one...
Yep, William IV. There was one on Teletrades some years ago in PF-64. I didn't buy it which was a major mistake. I think there were only 100...
I thought the Commune made them also in 1871? I don't have that one: only the Paris one from 1870. [ATTACH]
Got me beat by 3 years!!! Here's my 1583 [ATTACH] And while I don't have many latter 1 francs, I do have a 5 Francs of Napoleon IV [below]....
With that introduction I have to comment. You have many beautiful Brazilian coins. The reis continued until around 1942 when it was replaced...
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