My first coin purchased was an Unc 1944 UK florin ... I remember writing the letter longhand, putting in a money order and eagerly awaiting its...
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This is very true - Krause gives an indication of a country's coins, but to specialise, I'd get a book for that country. I do this with the UK,...
So do you think you'll be adding to your Canadian sov collection? Apart, perhaps, from that 1916C!! One has to wonder why the low mintage,...
giorgio That is a nice-looking sov! Congrats! I once had the chance to get a 1913C but didn't get it for whatever reason ... it would have...
Let me know when your next one is, and I'll be sure to enter! British Andy!!
I got started in coin collecting indirectly due to my dad. While I was growing up in Liverpool, England, my dad was renovating the cupboards in...
Being a huge Monty Python fan, I looked at the snippets of the £5 you posted, and I could just imagine Terry Gillam using some of those in The...
By chance, were they all 'dated' before the mid 1990s? From my experience, I haven't heard of many 'recent-dated' counterfeits, mainly the mid -...
The HALF PENNY dated 1944 is from the UK. The ship is Sir Francis Drake's The Golden Hind. In circulated condition as your example is, it's only...
Hi giorgio! As a collector of sovereigns, I hope I can help you. Pretty much any Canadian sovereign is worth more than melt value, especially...
Very nice coins!
The 1940 One Shilling is from the UK and ... it *is* 50% silver! The ASW is .0909oz (so just under $4.50 at current rate). For UK coins, pre...
Yes - the 1940 Two Shillings is 50% Ag, so its weight is .1818oz ASW ... a bargain for 20c!!
Until the bearded wonder speaks at 2:15pm, here's a snippet from MSN: ====================================================== The Federal...
That is true. Prior to 1860, copper coinage was just that - copper. They are a little wider and heavier than post 1860. So, a pre 1860 coin, if...
Let me know when you post these for sale ...
Monaco is the missing one!
A good resource on paper money is: http://www.uspapermoney.info/ A page relating to 1935D Regarding the serial number, until 1974 or so,...
Those are nice. I hadn't actually seen pics of the 1965 copies, but knew of them. Very interesting story around the original 1929 issues!
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