I have read somewhere that in the XIXth century in Russia some fakes were made of platinum :p( cheaper at this moment than gold) Would be great...
Found this : Mint name : Saint-Pétersbourg Mintage : 23.900.013 exemplaires Diameter in mm : 22,5 mm Die axis : 12 h. Metal : Or Legal...
If it is gold as the OP mentioned, it has as leat the bullion value Need to search the exact weight of this one
Yeah you could go back in vacation and check if there are not others metals thing on the floor :yes:
:welcome: to CT Great Find ! i have found several offers in ebay around $ 500 so it's quite nice worthing :D - Froggy
Another NA ( numismatic abbreviation ) :devil: : go to my contest :smile
Hi i have found that coin ( Google has found for me...and it is a Cointalk picture ! ) [IMG] Froggy PS Does anyone here recognize his(her)...
They have used all their phone credit already :)
I hope at least the Morgan is genuine :D ( oh yes my mistake ! you have mentioned it ! )
Pretty interesting :) Is it the first time or do we have other coins like that ? Would be nice to post them here
Nice coin and nice one :) Thanks for posting !
:hail: Come on Folks ! They are still TONS of abbreviations to be posted ! To encourage you, i have decided to add also a prize for the second...
ck = check ? you should post in my abbreviations contest :yes:
Hi Jello Maybe a new place in the forums ( fora ? ) It looks like you are going to open a contest :) - Froggy
BTW, you have got a picture of a John VIII silver coin through my avatar The copper you propose has indeed a byzantine flavour but i don't...
Thanks for posting them ! They are more than 1600 years old so we can't blame them for their condition :) Maybe you could try to soak them in...
Sure .... but an Aureus is already a small Grail whoever the ruler :)
Wonderful coin ! The Holy Grail for Ancients Collectors :smile ( at least one of them ) It seems there is another interesting one just beyond ...
Thanks swish513 for this nice addition which fits exactly the contest topic ! Indeed, the L in Monticello seems doubled but we will wait for...
500 bc
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