Lololol. I forgot to mention that that little bird in the Farthing is a Wren. Had to look that one up too.
I'm going to google what a FLO RIN looks like.
Oh wow. Thank you. I knew about the "inverted" edge lettering but not about this one.
I understand "INVERTED" but what does Double Edge Lettering mean? Thanks.
I believe it's the designers signed initials. But now, I can't "unsee" it. You guys sure know how to spoil my beautiful memory....
This was one of the first coins that caught my eye as a kid looking through all the old coins in a hand-me-down collection. When I was a kid, I...
Maybe they do this mostly for non-profit organizations so the latter can use them for promotions and fund-raising? (Perhaps it's coincidental, but...
Yeah - from some of the other responses, I gathered that much. So the premise underlying my questions was wrong. Now I know that the days when...
You may also consider Coin Supply Express. Here's an example, assuming your rounds are encapsulated. They've got many different types. You could...
Yes! How could I have forgotten about that particular design?! I even have a small Russian coin with St. George slaying the dragon but the dragon...
I totally agree about Italian coins. Here's a quick sloppy shot of my 2-Lire piece with the same design as your L-5. Below it is another favorite...
To avoid confusion, I'm the one on the right.
Thanks for posting these pairs. I've got the one on the bottom right! Somewhere in one of the albums - I have to search again). But I seem to...
WOWWW!!! The similarity is uncanny!!! Hahahaha. I know nothing about ancient coins but your post reminds me of something. I have a Greek coin...
One of my favorite reasons for coin collecting is reading the stories behind the designs. Maybe you already know about the "three sisters" but if...
Have you ever looked at a coin and then got a deja-vu moment? Yes, there are numerous classic coins with similar designs (i.e. U.S. Seated Liberty...
Thanks for that story. If she had submitted it with the patina left on, would it have been returned in a body bag also, or slabbed as...
I see. So they never slabbed cleaned coins, even when cleaning was "allowed" back many years ago? Ok, so my assumption that they did was wrong to...
I understand that many years ago, cleaning a coin was not as much an unacceptable practice as it is today. So, my questions for back in those...
I have a 1930 SLQ with a die clash. Last year, I posted it here asking for help, cause I didn't know what that "tiny rectangle with a dot in it"...
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