This would appear to be a 17th century Santa Claus coin, identifiable by the reindeer on the reverse.
Maybe just because it's a really neat looking coin?. These coins were so popular in Eritrea up into the 20th century that the Italians decided to...
I also like old thalers (alas I can't afford many). Here's Archduke Ferdinand in 1595.[ATTACH]
and even if it is a restrike, the Franz-Josef 4 Dukat piece certainly has eye appeal[ATTACH]
... and I fell in love with Marianne on the 20 Franc piece[ATTACH]
I like this one, even if its not old.[ATTACH]
You can say that again! My 6th edition Standard Catalog lists it running from $125 for a fine to $1450 for BU.
My newest acquisition: 1866 Maximilian Peso :happy:[ATTACH]
OK, somebody has to ask the dumb question: What is "dip"?
Here are my 5 Reichsmark Hindenburgs. They're not too hard to find in shops (though maybe not in the quality serious collectors desire). When...
John the Blind is quite a romantic figure, and was esteemed a nearly ideal knight at the time. At the battle of Crecy he requested of his men...
and a not so nice one from 1899, Nicholas II [ATTACH]
A rather nice ruble from 1848 - Nicholas I [ATTACH]
A denga (1/2 Kopeck) from 1737, so Anna Ivanovna.[ATTACH]
Very nice collection, Siberian Man. I only have a few Russian coins, and have noted it is very hard to buy any at big auctions--you're up against...
Here's my one and only: 5 Lira Carlo Albertus 1840[ATTACH]
Curiously, Ferdinand's portrait seems to have changed between 1810 and 1812, the latter being the version I am more familiar with.
Straight answer: because it's so neat looking. This coin was common currency in, among other places, Ethiopia into the 20th century, which is why...
I have various aluminum coins, esp. Vichy France, but most of them look like crap. Except this one: Weimar Republic 1922.[ATTACH]
Looks to me like a Shah Alam II rupee, C #32 in the Std Cat. So if the regnal year begins with a 3, then you have the choice of AH1232//30 (1816)...
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