Nice coins for a very good price! Shipping from Europe is just going take longer, fraught with delays, given the immediate, serious crisis in...
Depending on the age and origin of the cup or saucer, there should be hallmarks on the bottom that indicate the purity and the maker. The...
On the whole I've had pretty good luck with shipments coming through undamaged. However, just today my shipment of Verdicare arrived, package...
Yes, Brazil imported silver coins, primarily crown size from a number of different countries, including the United States, during the Empire. For...
I like your 960 reis of Rio, 1821. Yes I do see some detail of the original 8 reales. The prices of these coins have gone up quite nicely over...
That's a very crisp counterstamp, with some of the original under-coin showing. It is interesting, but not surprising, that the revaluation would...
Nice coin! Yes, there was countermarking of copper coins as well, going into the Empire period and beyond. The economy must have been on a roller...
That's an interesting counterstamp. It looks like it could be a date or value - there seems to be a number there.
Nice coins! A good number of his coins have themes related to his military actions in the Balkans, the region where he originated.
That second antoninianus is a beauty!
In colonial Brazil, there was a chronic shortage of silver coins. Gold flowed from the placer deposits in abundance, but silver and even copper,...
So sorry about the loss of your pet, a long time companion. Time will help heal the wound. I've been down that road several times. Attica,...
I think the demand will remain strong, as it is with world coins, ancient coins, US coins and just about anything deemed a "good investment"....
Nice coin, with a very pleasant patina. Thanks. I'm afraid that I am not as organized as others are when it comes to a systematic, prioritized...
I am very sorry about this snag with FedEx. It all sounds so opaque at the shipper's end and frustrating for you. I think you will eventually...
That's a really bold strike and nice centering! Very nice! The portrait on your coin is very reminiscent of the one used for his double...
Peru, in an alliance with Bolivia, engaged in a war with Chile over Chile's claim of Bolivia's coastal territory in the Atacama Desert. The War...
Here's a bronze that arrived much sooner than anticipated, via FedEx. It is a fairly common coin, coming up frequently at auction and on dealers'...
Here's an AE Litra, 390 BC, that I just posted today, with a hippocampus on the reverse. [ATTACH] Today is International Women's Day. So to mark...
Steve Album has monthly online auctions, and he is a well known specialist in Islamic coinage. There's also a dealer on VCoins, who you might...
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