It is a 10 satang from Thailand with a frozen date of BE 2500. Metal is aluminum-bronze. Not worth anything to speak of, I don't know that makes...
That is a great token!
Have a great birthday Peter, and thanks for the great site!
Sounds like the show went well, good to hear. I've met both of these people at shows, they are friendly folks and they have some excellent IHC...
Similar, but the one in your link is a 20 para, dated AH 1284.
That's a great haul, and a very considerate friend. Post pics of the unknowns if you want some help with ID's.
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I like that design, with preference for #1.
The arabic coin is an Egyptian 10 para, copper, dated AH 1280 = about 1863 AD. Value in that condition less than $15.
Its a Zeri Mahbub gold coin from Egypt (Ottoman Empire), dated AH 1143, under the reign of Mahmud I.
That is an amazing coin, looks like presentation quality. Thanks for the information.
I can't comment on the escudos specifically, but I watch sales of other Spanish colonial coins from all four of those sellers and two of them sell...
I think he refers to the close AM.
This would be the best advice I can think of. It would be fun to do and you would learn plenty.
That's a great Medusa, stainless, congrats.
Those pics are pretty good for no tripod, you can get one cheap and give yourself even more range to adjust shutter speed, always a nice option in...
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Sort of...except that I was guessing the coin is meant to be silver.
That hand looks suspiciously like what my child's hand looked like at age 3 months.
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