I also find Chinese paper money fascinating. I don't have any as old as the ones posted above, but I've picked up a few along the way. Here are...
Though it has some lamination issues on its "cross-side," this silver Miliaresion looks pretty decent in hand. This example could get attributed...
I'm a little late to this thread, but I've only ever had one of these coins. They don't come cheap, so I settled for an "okay" example. I've...
Hello, back when the ATB series was going strong, I decided to buy a few of the large "hockey puck" 5oz silver versions. I bought Saratoga (2015),...
While going through my pile, I'm running into coins I forgot that I had. Somewhere in the mess sat this 1928-D SLQ. I have no idea what I bought...
I have a few new coins to sell on USACoinBook: https://www.usacoinbook.com/members/ewomack/ Currently for Sale: 1830 Capped Bust Half Dollar NCG...
Another Byzantine coin has made its way to me. That's what seems to happen when I keep pressing that "purchase" button. Nicephorus II isn't too...
Thanks for your thoughts, everyone. I agree with the general consensus that the coin was cleaned at some point. It's too bad, because if it hadn't...
I've had this coin for quite a while, and a few years ago I posted it on this forum and did not receive a consensus on whether or not people...
I have a page on USACoinBook to sell coins: https://www.usacoinbook.com/members/ewomack/ Currently for Sale: 1939 D Walking Liberty 50¢ NGC MS...
Visiting coin shops effectively comes with experience. The only way to get experience is to get through some potentially awkward first experiences...
Another "20 Years Anarchy" emperor, Leontius overthrew Justinian II in 695, only to find himself overthrown by Tiberius III in 698. These were...
Yes, this arguably qualifies as a nicer specimen of the type. Many of the coins from roughly the first reign of Justinian II (685 - 695) to...
This is another example of "good enough for the type" since it emerged from that murky time between the late 7th and early 8th centuries, when the...
The worst impact of such things is that they might make people enter the hobby for the wrong reasons. Then they quickly find out it's a scam and...
Another "good enough for the type" example - decent examples of Justinian II seem hard to come by. I liked this one. An interesting emperor who...
An example of a "good enough for the type" of a Constantine VII follis. Often with Byzantines you have to take what you can get. [ATTACH]...
I visited Uruguay in the early 2000s and collected some currency from there. Nice country and good food. Here are some Uruguayan bills I have...
I have only one Julian "bull" coin [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Julian II (360 - 363) AE1 (BI Maiorina); Thessalonika Mint; Obv: DN FL CL IVLIANUS PF AUG;...
The signatures also changed with the series. The $2 is a later series 1928 D, which shows signatures of Julian and Morgenthau. The rest of the...
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