1) Kushana dynasty 2) 1957 3) Thiruvananthapuram 4) about 500 5) Major General Sri Padmanabha Dasa Vanchi Pala Sir Bala Rama Varma...
Find out if she likes the look of Jefferson nickels. Reason being that Jeffersons are the only US coin series that is almost completely...
The mint mark on the 1916-D looks like it could be the real thing to me. You can hardly lose by sending it in for slabbing. You can compare it...
As for wheaties, look for the 1955 doubled die, and there are a number of other varities in the 30's through 50's you might look for. BTW, the S...
Thanks Tom, that's some really interesting knowledge.
Just so you know, the 'guy' is St George, who is slaying the dragon.
Thanks for the information, I appreciate it :thumb:
Wow, if you have a 1916-D that is great, the value of that one is probably worth more than the rest of the set together. I would get it out of the...
A question for collectors of Spanish colonials. Other than some of the dealers listed in VCoins (like Civitas), are there any others who I could...
Now who would do that? Here is a short tread on the matter of holed coins... http://www.cointalk.org/showthread.php?t=18553&highlight=holes+coins
Will the seller wear a blindfold??
I suppose there is a gray area to determine what is function and what is art. What I enjoy most about coins is what they communicate, and linked...
Thanks for that great information on the Chuckram, the seller had identified the coin I showed as a fanam, now I'm all the wiser :). I do also...
They also come in silver, here's a fanam one I bought recently.
Thanks as always for the trivia, Clinker. Some researchers contend that Indian coinage was first, from 8th C BC, but there isn't any direct...
I did hear the country after which Zamunda was modeled was Malawi, and its former 'president-for-life' Kamuzu Banda.
Acanthite is the stable form of silver sulfide at room temperature. It is also a primary ore mineral of silver, thus figures rather large into...
Thanks, all of you, for that historical information
Thanks for the contest, Doug. I WAS looking forward to some difficult question...
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