Excellent! And it does seem to be relatively rare--Numista rarity index 93. Thank you Jaelus.
An oddity from my French relatives' hoard. Obverse design is clearly Christian IV of Pfalz-Birkenfeld-Zweibrucken. Reverse says "IIII EINEN...
I think I've found the coat of arms. Appears to be Bishopric of Verdun. But still don't know the exact coin, Std Catalog only goes back to 1601...
Here is another item from my French relatives' hoard. 0.7 grams, 12 mm I think I can make out HENRI D G on the reverse (with the coat of arms),...
Fascinating, and great pictures! Did you have to take them through glass, or were the mint-museum staff accommodating in letting you get up-close?
Many, many thanks, Parthicus. Just what I needed. But you have to admit it's hard for non-Chinese-reading Westerners to get into this stuff, not...
CashE. 3.8 g, 24 mm[ATTACH]
CashD. 4.5 g 27.5 mm. This one at least is in pretty good shape.[ATTACH]
CashC 3.6 g 23 mm [ATTACH]
CashB 3.6 g 25 mm [ATTACH]
Hello all. My French inlaws recently passed me a small box of coins to identify. Most seem to be 18th-19th century European, with a few jetons...
Indeed, I didn't even know ebay wouldn't sell them. Something isn't working, I wanted to upload a picture of my 1915 peso (145KB) but was informed...
Hi Mat, interesting Blanc Guenar. I didn't know anybody else collected this sort of thing. Here's mine, which is a bit different: thicker cross....
Can they still be redeemed for silver? And how much silver would that be--an old Morgan perhaps?
Thanks for the tip!
And here is an old thaler from Archduke Ferdinand that I think illustrates the appeal of hammered coins.[ATTACH]
I got started on German commemoratives because I worked in a bank and we could always pick up a couple for face value when they came out. I also...
Is this a real coin? Looks good to me, but its not in my Standard Catalog 37th Edition. Somewhat similar to, but not the same as the 1876 George...
This just sold for 900 Euros, but the Std Cat says the 1808 coin should be TH not FM (so does the Encyclopedia of Mexican Money).[ATTACH]
PMD = pretty much damaged?
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