Like Hobo said, you might check the reverse to see if it is a type I or II design, if it is a type I (1873-1876) then that will give it away...
I was going to say that it looked off for an MPD-005 but then I decided it probably is. Something about the position of the date in the field...
Thanks for visiting my albums rexesq. I've enjoyed visiting yours, that EIC 10 cash has me intrigued, I haven't seen one like it before. And...
Thanks for the article Hobo. I would like to see another study along these lines, but using different sellers. For example, an unknown seller...
Coin World: Chinese Fakes Deceive Some FUN Dealers I found this post on "Coin World: Chinese Fakes Deceive Some FUN Dealers" interesting and have...
Ethiopia uses the Coptic calendar, which uses a older calculation of when exactly the Annunciation of Jesus occurred. The date is either 7 or 8...
CoinTalk 1787 Fugio Cent Collection I found this post on "CoinTalk 1787 Fugio Cent Collection" interesting and have nominated it accordingly for...
Great trivia, I was not aware Brenner wanted his whole name on the coin and not just his initials. Now the ensuing conflict with Barber makes...
I know nothing about commemoratives, so 1 for 3. That was an interesting bit of trivia about Laura Fraser, I would never have known it.
Thanks for popping that zit, fishaddict. The tension in this thread was driving me crazy.
The date 1936 is from the Ethiopic calendar, it is about 1944 AD.
I have several FAO issues in 5 and 10 millemes and piastres from Egypt. They came out with several versions in the late 70's. I don't have any...
The weights for both of those coins seems really low, by about 30%. Could they really have lost that much metal due to salt water? I ask because...
It is a 5 rials from Iran, dated SH 1360 (about 1982 AD). I think the composition is Cu-Ni, but not 100% sure.
Those are in great condition for kopeks from the 60's. Most of mine from that period are all rusty and look terrible.
I could well stop buying coins at some point, but I´ll always study them, even if that study leans heavily toward historical context.
That's great. The dealer chose to think forward about your future patronage of his store. I would have been more than happy to immediately spend...
Hijra year, AH 1 was in 622 AD, and it is a lunar calendar.
Here are a few more 10 piastres: This is also a 1917, but from the Heaton mint (H mintmark). Note the difference in the font for the number 10...
HAGOP, the coin in question is almost undoubtedly a 2 1/2 stotinki from Bulgaria.
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