Failed attempt at hammering a coin I found this post on "Failed attempt at hammering a coin" interesting and have nominated it accordingly for...
To find the number of mints functioning at the time, the first place I would look would be Martin Price's catalog of these coins. Its quite...
Very nice coin. I've considered doing a type set of these, if I ever get bored!
Really makes you appreciate what the ancient celators did, doesn't it? You're lucky you have steel dies to use, not just iron or bronze!
It actually reads ONE STELLA/FOUR HUNDRED CENTS. So four dollars.
Sweet! Very nice Anglo-Saxon style. I thought of doing this myself. What are the dies made of? What did you engrave them with?
One of my favorite patterns too. In my paper on Symbolism on US Pattern Coins I noted that the counterstamped P's are all retrograde, indicating...
I like Dansco
Excellent! I absolutely love the style of art on these pieces.
From Antioch, could be any Emperor.
Good LUCK! That'll be an exceptional collection, should it ever be completed. Here's a partial list:...
Nowhere near a complete list. Are you limiting it to Imperial, or are you including Provincial issues as well?
I meant to put 'normally' somewhere in there... woops.
I paid $11.50 to see Transporter 3 and eat a medium bag of popcorn, in lieu of writing a paper. You didn't do bad at all.
Not my flavor, but if you like them... I can only imagine the scope of your collection.
Celtic coins did not use portraits, particularly not when struck in bronze.
I have to caution, again, to begin with only distilled water and gentle brushing. Then, eventually, graduate to picking. This really seems like...
I voted Peace and Other - by other I mean some of the patterns made in the late 19th century around the time of the Trade dollar.
Unless you want something shiny and scratched, like my Alfonso peso [IMG]
Can you get better pictures? I know its tough to get good images...
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