In the event anyone is wondering about fiber coins, here is another Clinker trivia thread:...
Thanks, Aidan, I completely forgot to mention the EE designation to indicate Ethiopian calendar year. What is interesting about Menelik II and...
First, a brief history of Ethiopian money: Menelik II ascended to the Abyssinian throne in 1889 and ruled until his death in 1913. He introduced...
Thanks for the link!
gxseries, I don't know that there are any pre-Edo oban and koban coins. That system began in Edo times. Prior to this, Chinese coins were used,...
Like this? 元年 (first year) Attached is a picture of a Hoei Era koban.
Uh, I was going to say that 2006 was Heisei 18, but satootoko beat me to it. Excellent trivia, Clinker. I find the complexity of dating systems...
Despite numerous paragraphs, the ad does not attempt to explain even the first thing about what this formula does, other than somehow give you a...
I looked at several Teletrade examples, the S does look different in the eBay listing
Thanks again, 09S-V.D.B. That was a great explanation.
I understand that the 1877 Indian Head Cent often (always?) has a particularily weak strike on the southeast corner of the N in ONE. This does...
This about hits it on the head. Its like saying, "what percentage of the population of the Earth surfs internet on at least a yearly basis"....
Thanks, Clinker, its interesting to see how those monetary systems ultimately mesh. By the way, I could (and do) spend hours in worldcoingallery.com!
Thanks for holding the contest! There were plenty of great stories.
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