I'm not questioning the shortage, just the reason. My theory is that hoarding had little or nothing to do with the shortage. That army payroll was...
I did the math and added up the total mintage of all federal coins and came up with about 8.5 million dollars for 1861. By the end of the year,...
I think that sutlers were a western army phenomenon. So I don't think relevant to my theory, but I am not very sure.
I have read many times that Civil War tokens were made because of the shortage of coins, due to people hoarding them. This theory always sat wrong...
I have read many times that Civil War tokens were made because of the shortage of coins, due to people hoarding them. This theory always sat...
Here you go: [ATTACH] Auction verbiage:CEYLON (SRI LANKA). Period of the Chola Invasion. Circa 990-1070. AV Kahavanu (20mm, 4.31 g, 2h). “Lord of...
Great write up. I bought one years ago at an auction, just because of what it looked like, without knowing the story beforehand. I don't collect...
[ATTACH] I have been hunting for this coin, but have never seen it at a show. Does anyone know if this coin is ridiculously rare and expensive or...
Good choice. Good coins are harder to find than relatives. Now, good relatives are a different matter, but I've never had any, but I hear they...
Maridvnvm and Drusus, what are you seeing that makes you think they were fire damaged? Thanks
You mean that someone thought beer wasn't food??? Fools!!
I tried this under the world coins forum, without success. I found this under medals on ebay. Although calling it a medal is a stretch, it still...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I found this one from Sinope, that I think is pretty rare.
I found this under medals on ebay. Although calling it a medal is a stretch, it still is intriguing. The clock face has "Royal Bavarian Beer...
Hi Krispy, I tried 3 different times to register at the NCS site and it kept have glitches. I finally got registered today (after 3 -4 more...
Cool piece of history. As you can see I've always loved the Caesar elephant coin. Most people assume that it symbolizes Caesar (the elephant)...
I just looked at the oxalic acid sheet that Krispy posted and I think that's getting to extreme for this case. I did a quick look up and noted...
Well, I just checked the medal after 5 days, soaking in W-D40 and I do not see much difference. Any comments?
Okay. I went to the Museum of Countermarks on Roman Coins link (thanks ro1974) and I now can confirm that I have countermarks from Roman Pannonia...
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