Aidan, It is a privately minted "Feuchtwanger" cent.You can read about it here.:) http://www.pcgs.com/articles/article2007.chtml
OK...I'll bite..hehe
The first official inaugural medal wasn't struck until 1901..McKinley I believe.If yours looks like this picture,it is a 20th century strike...
DeOrc, The dollar is 90% silver but the half dollar is only in clad. http://www.mintproducts.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=778
The ring of beads is supposed to follow the edge of the coin in a full circle like modern denticles,the guy just missed his mark with the obverse...
They are KM228 (dollar) and KM229 (half dollar)
It's better than mine,that's for sure...nice!
The bottom left coin is interesting because I don't think I've ever seen a more stylized reverse than this.Most Roman coins use fairly realistic...
I'll give you 10 Tala's for it.
OK,I did a bit of further "reserch" and it turns out that you are correct.Just read the first two paragraphs of this article.For those that don't...
Cool! They are selling for up to $30 a set now and $35 each if you send them in and get an ms69 grade...want to take a chance?..hehe
LOL...I have a little 9mm guy from Marseilles myself,see the M & A in the bottom two quadrants?..sorry 'bout the blurry pic.:o
Right Carl,it has all the makings of a modern urban legend.
The "their invention" I was speaking of was Syracuse,not Neapolis.I can see that my post can be interpreted either way.Punctuation and sentence...
Ian, The guy I bought it from is usually dead on with his attributions.Whenever I talk to him about ancient coins,I realize how little I know.If...
That's what happens when you only have 2 years of high school French.I should have paid attention.
I did a bit of searching and finally found this thread on a French language numismatic forum.The guy has the same piece as you and basically is...
I'd bet the bank it's a modern reproduction/promotional giveaway,based on the photo.I could be wrong but I don't think so.This would also explain...
According to Economic History Service,5 cents in 1832 would be worth about $11.73 in 2005, if you use the unskilled labor index.
Neapolis Camaniae was an important trading partner with Syracuse,and the didrachma is their invention, but this coin was actually minted in what...
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