I always wondered what was inside the punches on this one. Whatever’s going on in there looks more than random to me, somehow. Fish? Birds?...
Great assortment! Couldn’t ask for a better demonstration of the variety in these punches.
Good! Thanks. I still actually own that one. This 2,100-year-old Gem Uncirculated beauty, alas, I no longer do. But it’s in good hands with a...
Good question. Let’s ask.
Particularly the quadripartite or “mill sail” punches? That question was asked in another thread and I realized I was a bit out of my depth....
Interesting that the First Class postage rate was the same a century later. But I suppose delivery was much more efficient after the railroads-...
Here is my current type coin, which didn't cost a third of what those proofs (or at least the PR65 CAM) did, and yet it seems to get more...
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1866. Note the die crack on the obverse. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
1865. Numista-5336. First year of issue for the type. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Posting these mostly just to upload the images. Feel free to post yours if you like. Maybe later I'll post some pics of the pair of proofs I...
*** SOLD *** Asking my cost of $150. Will consider swap offers of attractive World or US coins of similar value. More info and additional photos...
Whoa! Better change the history books! Nice find! :hilarious:
@Hazmatt (or anyone else reading): if you are interested in early dated coins (or early coins, period), and would like a chance to win one,...
Here is the oldest dated coin I have owned. It is a Hungarian denar dated 1505. You can clearly see the date at the top of the obverse (shield)...
Wow. Me? Succinct? Ain't that a switch! LOL ;)
It's a lovely coin, and the predatory lion grabbing a beef dinner on the reverse is interesting.
Here is another early (Archaic) coin I used to own. It features a griffin on the obverse. Note the quadripartite punch mark again, on the...
The earliest coins date to around the 600s BC. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_coins The earliest dated coins are another matter, and...
Looks UNC to me.
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