Ottoman Empire 1255 (1846) 20 kurush (large inscription) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I've seen what those go for. Well done.
Great-looking coin. That one is on my wishlist. Seems you can get a high-grade example at a reasonable price.
Morocco 1299 (1882) 10 dirhams - a purchase from the NH Coin Show last month [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
And here is the other side of that @coin_nut swap. India 1 Rupee 1913, George V. Much appreciated! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
https://www.coinsupplyexpress.com/RCAS-Supersafe-sku-4136.html They *claim* to be archival quality. We'll see. But that may be why the adhesive...
I like the self-seal 2X2's. No staples! But they don't always stay 100% closed.
"Planned obsolescence" of grading standards doesn't really work if there's competition. I've not been back in this game long enough to know, but...
How has it worked out for you, Dan? Hoping your package has found its way safely!
Hungary 1938 5 pengo, Death of St. Stephen [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
This looks like it: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces7872.html .
And here I am, looking for one. ;) (But not that actively; my coin budget is exhausted for a bit.)
Thanks for the swap, @coin_nut! I'll be posting my end of it after it finishes the traditional distilled water soak. (I do it with every coin as a...
That's one of the nicest hapaluas I think I've ever seen.
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I have too many hobbies. Native plant gardening & field botany, cooking & bread baking, listening to heavy metal and progressive and avant-garde...
Is that a Habsburg chin I see? Interesting coin. Also one of the nicer, less obtrusive countermarks one sees.
About 20 years ago my grandfather gave me a 1790-something cent (I think it was 1796). I was not super into coins at the time, but I thought this...
Peru 1914 1 Sol [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
That's where I am too. Not a moral thing, just an aesthetic thing. For me it's not the regime that issues the coin that matters - there have been...
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