Here is my first shooting taler. It's a 1939 5 franc. The subject is the 1939 Federal Shooting Festival in Lucerne. Please let me know what you...
My stance? They both stink compared to silver. Vivat argentum!
The large numeral on the reverse mean 5, but I can't read anything else.
Some clips sell for that much if they're on a trade dollar or gold coin or something like that.
Yes, it sure would be ashame if one of those pesky YNs got it. Better to let them rot in the ground because no one else should be able to possess...
I know that Hirohito was known by his given name during his lifetime, but technically his name is now Emperor Showa. The name used for their reign...
Thank you for that post. I don't know if I can nominate or not, but it is called for here. :thumb::thumb::thumb:
Hey 43, I can't tell, does your brother like ancients? :D Sounds like you had a great time. Gotta love the British Commonwealth stuff. It's a...
The way I see it, you got a coin minted when George Washington was president and 8 other coins. If you're keeping them, then it's a good deal just...
If it says Showa 4 10 4, that would mean year 44, which would equal 1969 AD. Your coin was made in that year (1959-1988), so that date is probably...
I understand your point, I was just pointing out that this is not the case in the United States. I don't know if you're interested paper money,...
IOM has minted probably hundreds of coins with various breeds of house cats depicted on them. I can't think of any others at present, unless big...
I own some because I collect coins and they're historical. History has to be positive to have a place in a coin collection?
If anything, I might say 64. 63 is a safe bet, though. Great TR piece! :thumb: My only example of this denomination is XF-AU. I really should...
Confederate currency was not printed by the U.S. government. It was printed by a completely separate and independent foreign government. It's the...
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