Everyone's been posting all those beautiful French Louies,so I decided to bring it down a notch.I'm not sure exactly what tortures this coin...
gx, I have a question for you.I got this coin and was told that these were made from excess silver wire? is this true and what does the legend on...
OK..now I'm going for extra credit points. Here is Catherine's son Paul I (2 Kopek coin,about the size of a U.S. silver dollar)
gx, I love contests.. I haven't looked up the others but the big copper 5 kopeks are not errors nor are they uncommon.They were minted by...
I would probably start here: http://www.predecimal.com/britishcoinsidentification.htm I think the sizes are the same for Hibernia coins..but I...
None of the techniques described would seem to be practical for mass production.How does the Canadian Mint make 25-50 thousand of these.Is there a...
Seize the Beer?..OK,sounds good to me.
I thought it might be a joke so I went to the Hess-Divo auction site #302 coming up on the 27th of this month,scrolled through HUNDREDS of the...
onlysdad, I just looked at the spot in question and you are right! I'll try to get a closeup but the break (raised bump) extends all the way from...
Here is another item I inherited from Grandpa.I'll never know how he came up with some of this stuff. Is anyone familiar with this particular...
So what you're saying is that my thaler isn't 225 years old? The guy I bought it from assured me it was real but the light in the alley was pretty...
Here is a more extreme example.It's a 1944 quarter that I suspect someone was trying to make into a ring and gave up halfway.
Looks like the bid is up over $200 now.I wonder who graded it MS64? I'm not saying it isn't but it doesn't appear to be slabbed.
NOS and Speedy, I had no idea about the vdb not returning until 1918.You learn something new every day. I took a closeup of my 1918d (first...
I think I paid $99 for my set a couple of years back and looking around,I see that there are websites selling them for $150+ PandaAmerica and Home...
Hey guys, what is the little mark under the bust? Looks like a pelican but probably engraver's initials?
onlysdad, No die break on mine either and I'm sure it's genuine.Maybe someone else can explain the NCGS pic...Doug? :confused:
Right on Skylark! It is a bull....just with big floppy bunny ears..LOL Good job dude.
On the plus side,maybe they'll get the frickin' steps right this time.HOW HARD CAN IT BE? OK... feel better now...
Sorry,I can't find this coin anywhere! Every Greek coin I located with a hare or rabbit,shows the poor guy being hauled off by an eagle.A lot of...
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