Nice coin! So it really is blue, you say? Not sure I've ever seen that much blue, at least of that particular shade, on a silver coin. Neat.
Since I was burned on that Cypriot coin (for which I did eventually get all my money back, thank goodness), I'm testing all my coins (weight,...
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I've decided I'm less of a U.S. complete date set collector and more of a world type coin collector, so I'm selling a fair bit of my collection on...
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Yes, a couple of spots of toning are really a minor issue in my view, but I had to break the tie somehow. :) I'm not as familiar with this peso as...
These are all extremely nice. My eyes see fewest contact marks on the Cuban. The Belgian is probably my favorite design, but I'm not a huge fan of...
I *really* like the reverse on that Anhalt thaler, @longshot.
Scene of baptism of Jesus, I assume? I'm digging that classic fraktur font.
Really? That's the area I've immersed myself in the past few weeks, and it's very hard to find prices commensurate with U.S. stuff at MS grades,...
:drool: I like that updated take on St. George and the dragon in the 1935 crown. And the Waitangi crown is another super-rare one, especially in...
Sorry, I posted before seeing the mod's suggestion. Feel free to delete my post above if it's too off-topic...
Commodity standards can work reasonably well so long as banks - including central banks, if they exist - follow the rules of the game. That means...
There it is, the 1934 wreath crown! I kept wondering when you'd post it. ;) A beautiful rarity.
Fair enough. Post-WW2 base metal coinage of small jurisdictions in low mintages can be shockingly affordable. In my own mind I adjust some of this...
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It is indeed. Of the coin-pandering jurisdictions, the Isle of Man has some of the better designs. And the coin you have actually depicts and...
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