It appears similar to a Spanish silver 2 reales coin. The reign of Carlos III, though, was 1759-88. Phillip V ruled 1700-46. The hole lowers the...
Less than $10. Here's a bunch listed on Ebay.com for comparison: LINK
Iraq, 1938 4 fils made of copper-nickel, I below the bust indicates its from the Bombay mint, 2.5 million minted, featues King Ghazi I (1933-39),...
That's an aluminum 2 fen from (Red) China. I can't be sure if it's dated 1988 or 1986 but either is worth about .10 in that condition. You might...
I'm a charter subscriber to World Coin News now in its 30th year. A lot of info for world coin collectors! http://www.krause.com/static/coins.htm
I originally used a MS Works spreadsheet but switched to Excel many years ago.
One (or more) of each type or design of non-U.S. coins 1800-present in best affordable condition. No, I can't see an end to that tunnel!
It's a 5 stuber made of billon (low content silver) from the German electorate of Cologne. There were 160 of these to a Mark. The abbreviated...
Happy holidays to all!
There's also a newsgroup specifically for that purpose: alt.binaries.pictures.numismatic
Not long ago I had time to kill and went to a local indoor antique mall. In one case I saw a pair of 1780 (restrikes) BU Maria Theresia Thalers...
The 1944 10c would have one of 3 mint marks, P, D or S, with the the P being most common and worth up to maybe $1.50 in Unc., the D being very...
The general gist is that European grading is stricter, by about a grade, than U.S. grading. But, hey, that's only a general opinion. We deal with...
I *DO* appreciate your time and effort in the excellent explanation. I had found the same table, before I asked my question, in a copy of the...
Why not?!? I'm all for it as long as they mint circulation examples and don't try to make high priced commems out of them!
Interesting, the differences in European and American notations, such as billion/milliard, trillion/billion, etc. OT:how did these diifferent...
$12 shipping is amiss enough for me. That's downright disreputable in itself! A sure sign to keep your eyes open on this seller.
Thanks for the kind comments on my web site. I have a bunch of my extra world coins for sale there too. I'm just a collector trying to finance...
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