Sorry. The Nebraska Trade Tokens book does not provide history, except for occasional snippets of type of business and especially for mavericks,...
In addition, there are bronze, aluminum, and fiber tokens of 5, 10, 25, 50, 1.00 and 5.00. These, plus the paper, are listed in the 3rd edition...
Very educational writeup. I'm familiar with Doge Dandalo from the history of the 4th Crusade. But much of the other history was new to me....
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Don't think your drawings compare favorably to Michaelangelo, but they're tons better than I could do.
@Coinsandmedals. Very interesting and well-presented article. I've been collecting these coppers for many years -- and my favorite pieces are...
Could someone kindly explain how these two messages of today correlate with each other? Am I missing something?
Wow! Now that is a medal I'd like to have.
Wow! Beautiful coins. A couple of decades ago I put together a small collection of Irish coins. Recently, I've been meaning to add to it.
The BB mintmark is the Strasbourg mint.
@Deacon Ray, great write up as usual. As a French collector, I often have examples of the coins in your posts, but unfortunately none of the...
Beautiful gold coin. Thanks for sharing.
Enjoy seeing your French items and particularly the commentary. French coins and colonies are a favorite of mine. However, I have only a few...
I collect them. But those in the Persian script like the Aurangazeb rupee are often certainly challenging to attribute correctly. By the way,...
Enjoyed looking at your purchases. These are the types of coins I collect! Thanks for sharing.
What are the indicators that the 1898 Mo is a restrike?
Welcome. Thanks for contributing your efforts.
Thank you for the excellent summary @lehmansterms. Your description basically meshes with my understanding of Crusader history. One of the...
Thanks for sharing. Having lived in Francophone West/Central Africa in the 1970's and having several interactions with the French Foreign Legion,...
As always a great coin. And as always, a gold coin.
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