I thought this was the start of a joke thread, along the lines of "This guy walks into a bar ..." ... :)
Indeed they are lesser - the Nine "Supreme" (sic) Idiots in robes ... ;)
Here's an interesting quote from this news article of Aug 2010: If more coin collectors start avidly pursuing the presidential coins, it could...
PS - I think it's time for the $1 coin! Let's get out there and spend these presidents (& Sacs)! Huzzah!
Well, the UK government faced a similar issue in the very early 80's. The £1 note was becoming costly to print and maintain- it was having a life...
7 rolls of halves (5 today, 2 end of last week). Not an inking of silver, 40% or other ... :(
‘’registered’’
A good online guide to Irish prices, I use it as a reference for my Irish ... http://www.irishcoinage.com/MODCAT.HTM I have nice 1930, 31, 33,...
B.P. are the initials of the engraver Benedetto Pistrucci, the one who designed the George and the Dragon reverse. DeS are the initials of...
"registered"
This is true! (I don't collect hammered, so I'd forgotten about those). But in "spelt out" form, that wasn't until the C19th. Also, the first...
125 & 200
Mine arrived in MA Fri Sep 3 ... the FedEx tracking that morning said expected date Sep 7, but yes, the Mint did really well on this! Huzzah!
Issuing authorities (bills tend to have both letter & number printed directly under the "AB" part of the top-left serial #): A1: Boston, MA B2:...
On a serial number of the format: AB 12345678 C A = Year of issue (A=1996, B=1999, C=2001, etc up to J = 2009) B = Issuing authority...
I shall - as soon as I have a USB microscope! My digital camera is just a basic one, and pics are very fuzzy. However, I saw some USB scopes...
That is absolutely correct! The UK is unique in not displaying country name on its coins (and stamps, too). All other 'large' pennies will have...
By the way - $31 was an excellent price to pay!!
I'd say aUnc for this! And yes, it does look very nice! I like the Irish 2/6 myself. I have the 1930, 31, 33, 34, 54 in EF or better ... and a...
Very nice 3d! They are really hard to find in true Unc - as are many of the Saorstat issues. According to this Irish pricing website (I refer...
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