These coins were issued by the Bank of England on an emergency basis during the Napoleonic Wars. The series started with the small counter mark in...
There was a time, during the Napoleonic Wars, when the British Government could not supply enough coins to its domestic economy. In their place,...
I spotted this at the Lakeland, Florida collectors' show a couple of days ago. It is a York Maine commemorative half dollar with the original...
Most of my hammered British coins fall in the VF category for grades. I have tried to buy better, but most of what I run into has seen a fair...
This is the first major U.S. coin purchase I have made in about 5 years. The reason that I bought it is because I've been looking for a reasonably...
Sorry, bu I don’t have pictures. Last Saturday my local dealer asked me to look at a Higley Copper a women had brought to his shop. I determined...
I bought several Roman coins at the recent FUN show. One of them was this silver siliqua which bears the portrait of the emperor Valens. For me,...
I had been looking at a Roman gold Aureus for some time, but the prices! It seemed that any piece that looked half way decent cost 5 figures. This...
I usually don't buy business tokens from any era other than the Civil War, but I found this piece interesting. It is a half dime token, which is...
I know that a lot of people are bailing on the FUN show because of the pandemic. If you are planning to attend, please consider coming to my...
Each year I set up this "Christmas Carol" display on an end table. [ATTACH] Here's a view from above. [ATTACH] In one of the versions of...
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