Here's the full 1943 Nicaragua set: [IMG] Nicaragua 1 Centavo 1943 Brass [IMG] Nicaragua 5 Centavos 1943 Brass [IMG] Nicaragua 10 Centavos 1943...
General von Lettow-Vorbeck also appears on German Notgeld post World War I paper money: [IMG] Notgeld Berlin von Lettow-Vorbeck Portrait Paper,...
From the Daily Mail article: Among the gold currency was a gold Dinar from the reign of the Caliph Haround A-Rashid - the man the Arabian Nights...
My mother was a US Navy finance officer at Treasure Island in San Francisco in 1944 and 1945. This little French note was with her papers, but...
Edward I: Edward was sometimes called "Longshanks" as he was extremely tall (6' 2") for the time, when the average height for men was 5' 6"....
Happy Sol Invictus Birthday! :)
This gentleman has a coin display at his office: [IMG] He appears to have a custom-made display holder for his collection of "challenge coins". :)
Sweden's Queen Christina (1632-1654) owned a large coin collection. From the Classical Numismatics Group (CNG) website:...
Valerian (AD 253-260): [IMG] Valerian Antoninianus Pax (Mediolanum) Silver, 24 mm, 3.52 gm, Catalog: RIC 245 Struck: AD 257 Mediolanum (Milan)...
Is there also a "New England Collection"? :)
I see some coins from Ireland. :)
These look like Irish coin weights. Some information: http://www.irishcoinage.com/COINWT.HTM :)
In 2010 President Obama pardoned a former marine who plead guilty to "coin mutilation" in 1963 for doing this....
I found this in a CoinStar-type machine reject bin: [IMG] United States Cent 1946-S altered to pass as a dime It weighs 2.67gm, is 19mm in...
The law directs the Treasury Department to issue $1 coins honoring the history of the women's suffrage movement. The coins will mark 100 years...
Rome: [IMG] Roman Empire - Emperor Nero Sestertius - Roma Seated Bronze, 33 mm, 22.48 gm, Catalog: RIC 356 Struck: AD 67 Rome :)
Patrick Swayze has brought this thread back. He has become interested in coins. :)
I have these two worn 1906-S Barber half dollars. The mint issue weight for these coins is 12.50 gm. [IMG] United States Half Dollar 1906-S 11.85...
They are interesting coins. :)
Nice coin! I learned something new about these coins from this thread; some have the Sultan's regnal year on them on the reverse lower right. My...
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