Interesting find. One-half real was worth about six cents then but of course had much greater purchasing power. One wonders about the history of...
Another way to get pesos in Mexico: [IMG] "Say, Mister. Will you stake a fellow American to a meal?" [IMG] :)
What has this guy got that everyone here likes to post coins with his portrait? Might as well join in with my example with the Man: [IMG]...
Bolivia 50 Centavos 1942 Bronze: These were first struck at the Philadelphia mint and then later restruck in La Paz. The later ones have less...
Another one from the last years of the Ottoman Empire: [IMG] Ottoman Pound (100 Kurush) Sultan Mehmed V AH 1327 (AD 1909) Gold, 22mm, 7.10gm,...
Ebay has it's own embargo or prohibition on all Cuban coins, no matter what date. [IMG] Cuba 40 Centavos 1962 with holes :)
Thanks to this thread I found a coin. Sometime around 1966 I bought a set of Belgian coins from a dealer in Belgium. I was pretty sure that I had...
"He's got the whole world in his hands" [IMG] Antoninus Pius Aureus - Standing with Globe Obverse: Laureate head right ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P IMP...
The Byzantine Empire made some too. :)
I do not see anything Masonic or relating to Freemasonry on the coin. It looks like a "love token" to me. :)
"The Ushers" or the "House of Usher" was a magic and astrology supply store in Venice, California. They issued these interesting astrology zodiac...
Reno Nevada Mapes Hotel-Casino Chip from the early 1960's: [IMG] Mapes Hotel-Casino Reno Five Dollar Chip Two people in western dress Hotel...
In an email dated March 14 2016, Michael White of the United States Mint’s Office of Corporate Communications released the following mock-up...
Ok, I broke down and got one: [IMG] Netherlands Ducat 1986 400th Anniversary of the Ducat. :)
Looks to me like a generic game token. :)
Indian Princely State Gwalior One Quarter Anna Coin in the name of Madho Rao II dated Samvat Year 1954 (AD 1897) :)
An Indian Head gold piece from the Old South - the real Old South. I've always wanted one of these and finally got one. [IMG] Peru Gold Libra...
You're welcome. :)
The item is an Egyptian Magic Coin, a medallion dating from the early 1900's. [IMG] Egyptian Magic Coin They have Egyptian symbols on both...
Is this a legitimate advertisement actually from Ebay? :)
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