Clinker, that was some really interesting history, reminds me of how much more there is to know about these symbols we take for granted.
Not to be confused with Carlos III de Borbon, who adorns the 'portrait dollar' 8 reale piece. Thanks for sharing.
I have the 32-D in VF and the 32-S in EF. It took a while, I turned down several problem coins in each, and in the end the 32-D was a bit more...
Thanks for that info, the problem is that the dedication was in 972 AD or 361 AH, so 1000 Christian years ends up being about 1031 Islamic...
Here it is, courtesy of worldcoingallery..
...and check out this Morgan (same seller)...
Sure, its a win-win situation, except for all that hard labor at 20 cent a day.
Thought experiment: You go back in time to 1900, get a job, ask for your pay in coins, come back to the future and see that suddenly some of your...
Here is a recent purchase (today). An 1970-1972 Egyptian 1 pound commemorative silver coin (25.0 g, 72% Ag). About the same size as a Morgan...
I agree, Ben keep the eye candy coming:hail: .
Nice coins, Ballabh. And thanks for the info on Kutchi numbers.
The 1972 lincoln cent commonly has this error. When I first started collecting I hoarded them, until I realized how many there are.
That was the fastest contest I've seen on the forum.
The 1863 coin sounds like a patriotic civil war token. In order for someone here to determine its type and rarity, you would need to post a photo.
Excellent design, especially the Matterhorn. Thanks for sharing
I own only a handful of uncirculated US coins, a few are slabbed. Two proofs (proofs are definitely not my thing). All the rest are circulated,...
This makes a good point, the last thing you want is your own rerolled coins. I am very careful to buy from only certain bank branches and return...
Those were good results for one box, better than I normally find.
Try this one: http://www.lioncoins.com/nippon.htm#some
Welcome back, Kevin. I'm in.
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