The french 50 centimes are 0.835 silver (0.0671 oz) from 1901-1920. The 10 and 20 Phillipino centavos from 1903-1945 are silver, purity varies...
Primary features you need: 1) Macro capability 2) Ability to review pictures rapidly So you need a digital camera with macro feature. I use a...
Very nice coin!
Thanks as usual Clinker, you pack a lot of information in. Great theme for a series of threads. I have always enjoyed the Southern Rhodesia...
Or someone who knows what it is and thinks he can flog it for more in a week's time.
Everyone is missing the point on this. The idea is to get the 1-6 year old demographic interested, thus building the foundation for a future...
That's a great history to go with the coin, thanks for sharing. From what I can tell, using the Cypriot syllabary, the name of the king is...
For what its worth, I've had several dealings with this seller and have been quite happy with it.
Happy pre-Birthday cwtokenman! (since I won´t be online tomorrow) Have a great day.
I agree the portrait on the 20 francs is excellent, and what seems strange to me is that I've read elsewhere that unlike Jacques-Jean, the son was...
I'm a huge fan of this coin in particular, I can't get enough of the portrait. Have been looking for a good example for awhile now.
I found this page, in which his son Albert Désiré Barre is credited with the 20 francs from 1860....
I may be mistaken, but in that auction I do not see an available image of the reverse. I would never spend that sort of money on a coin for which...
Excellent post, Drusus. I'm familiar with Barre's omnipresent name on Venezuelan coinage, but also have seen his name pop up on other coins....
Great finds, Twiggs.
The link was provided to demonstrate the three rates for which prices are quoted in Haiti. Quite simply, a Haitian dollar is 5 gourdes, which has...
Quite an interesting piece, Ben.
You really need a macro setting on your camera if you don´t already have one. A great deal of light, but at an angle (not directly reflecting...
I don´t collect Maundy money but I like the bust on that one. Nice!
That was fun trivia, thanks Clinker.
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