I'd go Xf-45, as there is too much wear on the crown & jewels to be AU. It's also possible that part of the coin is weakly struck. There was not...
Paul: PM me. I have some friends/dealers in the States that can help you.
Are you looking for "vanilla" coins or varieties? Just Vickies or the 20th century as well? Are you in US or Canada?
Except for the farthing, which is non-existant since they were never made, all are very very common with little premium value. The dime is scrap...
Someone was hard-up for a button. I've seen these before still attached to the shirt.
Starting with the 1949 dollar ( commem Newf), the Mint would make all the dollars for that year as a commemorative, the 1958 being for BC and the...
Mine is my icon. French 1790
The 1885 is an 1886 that someone has tweeked. Answered on another forum as well
No such thing as an 1885 or 1889 (which would have been easier to make into a 5). Someone took an 1886 and massaged it into an 1885. A nice...
The "eagle" pictured is indicative of lte 18th century and early 19th century American renditions. I suspect a gaming piece or play token of some...
I am not a 5 cent collector. Do an archive search on this or the PCGS site (foreign coins) and there are 2 quick ID methods for determination....
Yep, you got it. They are pretty scarce.
I spent a year in the jungle down there on the Southern tip of palawan Island, across the Straits from Borneo. Great diving there.
Yes, try the Philippines from the turn of the century through to WWII. Also the Peru "Sol-type" coinages from 1860's through to the 20's. I like...
There is a rare "medal orientation" of the 1871. The norm is "coinage".
Neither of the 1896's on the previous page is a "far 6". The 6's for 1896 were hand-punched into the working dies so that you have any number of...
I've never heard of any 1915 variety dealing with letter size, nor did Griffin note any. However, they DID use a larger font 5 in the date on...
The bronze ones for the '39 visit were given to all Canadian school children at the time. The silver ones were presentation pieces to important...
Get the Krause CD's .. they weigh nothing and take up no storage space.
Whether it's Spain, Peru or Mexico, it would be worth $5 or less.
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