I can't cite any references at the moment, but I think all pieforts were intended as presentation or collector coins. Cal
Recently acquired a French 1928 2-franc piefort (double thick) coin in an auction. Coin has Oscar Roty’s beautiful semeuse (female sower) design....
Nice looking group of coins. Congrats on the upgrades! Cal
Once at a big show, I asked a NGC official if graders were allowed to see the current grade on coins submitted for regrade or crossover. She...
I tried submitting a NGC coin twice to PCGS for crossover, and it flunked both times. If the NGC slab has the same cert. no. when it goes to PCGS...
The Ontario airport is a major hub for UPS. UPS sometimes transports packages for USPS too. Cal
A friend of ours in N. Calif. has a family house and adjacent small apartment building in Malibu. Her daughter and son-in-law live there and...
It would be a nice gesture. However, for NGC to delist the coin, they need to receive the slab label. This prevents mischief on the part of...
Was just looking at the British mint (i.e. Royal Mint) annual report for 2023-24. Link is below. Production of coins for circulation was 16...
Welcome to cointalk! I look forward to reading your articles. I’ve subscribed to Coin News for years. Anyone with any interest in British coins...
Medal designed for the Paris Expo of 1900 by Chaplain. Obverse: Depicts the head of Maryanne, France’s Ms. Liberty, in a Phrygian bonnet near a...
Great group! Especially like the 10 centavo, 1996 ASE and 1886 Morgan. Cal
Benedetto Pistrucci’s design of St. George slaying the dragon appeared first on sovereigns minted for George III. His initials, B.P., usually...
Not a dumb question at all. I should have described the coin. It's a full 1898 crown with an elderly Queen Victoria on one side and Pistrucci's...
Really nice coins and photos, Denis. What photography equipment and lighting setup do you use? Cal
It’s always a tough balancing act in comparing sets. How do you weigh completeness against quality? Many sets can be completed with good and...
What's a bookstore? Is it kind of like Amazon but with live people inside? Cal
What a shame and so young. So sorry to hear he died. Cal
Nice article Chris. Enjoyed reading it. Was not aware of these medals before. Cal
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