This little 4" x 3" plastic coin saving bank is from the Cleveland Trust Company of Cleveland, Ohio. A friend showed it to me. It was full of old...
Richard I of England issued no coins for England as he spent little time there, mainly raising money for his crusading. He did issue coins for...
Excellent article! Here's my contribution, a Franklin D. Roosevelt presidential political token with the US Capitol and a dirigible on the...
[IMG] Crusaders Bishops of Valence Denier Billon Silver, 17 mm, 1.19 gm Struck at Valence in south-east France approximately AD 1096 to 1099...
He's writing about "worn" nickels. :)
[IMG] Kuwait 100 fils 1975 Copper-nickel, 26 mm, 6.5 gm :)
Nice coins! :)
A very nice old Moroccan coin! Mark Twain encountered one of these Moroccan gold coins in 1867 during his trip to Europe and the Middle East:...
The 1957 British film "Ill Met by Moonlight" is based on the World War II true story of two British Army officers who land on the Greek island of...
A Black As from Antoninus Pius: [IMG] Antoninus Pius As Bronze, 26 mm, 11.72 gm, Catalog: RIC 900a Cohen 729 Struck: AD 152-153 Rome Obverse:...
My Alexius I coin: [IMG] Alexius AE Follis Christ Bronze, 14x24 mm, 2.96 gm Struck: AD 1081-1085 Constantinople Obverse: Christ facing with cross...
The coin looks like one of these for sale at this belly dance costume store:...
"Semiquincentennial" Why am I reminded of "Mary Poppins"? :)
Queen Mary of Scotland had an interesting life too. :)
Tonga became famous in numismatics in 1962 when Queen Salote Tupou III had gold coins issued by the British Royal Mint that were packed in pretty...
East India Company - Bengal Presidency It might be Krause KM 56 Shah Alam copper Pice regnal year 37 Minted at Calcutta for several years with the...
A coin from France's "Spider King" Louis XI (1461-1483): [IMG] France Louis XI Ecu d'Or Gold, 27 mm, 3.34 gm, Perpignan Mint Obverse: Shield with...
Added missing third picture with more money. :)
The 1955 film "Man with the Golden Arm" is about a former drug addict, played by Frank Sinatra, who tries to reform his life. He works as a poker...
[IMG] Israel 500 Prutah 5709 (AD 1949) Silver, 37 mm, 24.94 gm According to the Numista website these coins were not placed into circulation....
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