It's my understanding that the obverse of the farthing looked quite different from the sovereign in 1883 (the top / left 2 are farthings, with a...
Not the worst buy I've made on eBay, by a long-shot... www.ebay.com/itm/301347495128
I recently bought a lot of 4 love tokens & noticed right away that one of these things was not like the others. Rather than being toned a dark...
Bump...
If you are determined to sell them, I suspect that a coin show (where you can get bids from 2 or 3 different dealers specializing in foreign...
I collect love tokens. $5-15 is a fair price estimate on this. These tokens are typically found on dimes from 1870-1895. Half dimes and quarters...
I've seen beer tokens (fairly common for that period, often "Gut fur 1 liter" or something like that). I haven't seen wine tokens though, and I...
Your library will probably have a copy of the Redbook (or you can order one online for less than $15). Even if they have an older copy, it will...
Anyone know when the mint made these? Or where I could find out?
33mm, approximately 22g, sterling silver Obverse: Minuteman carrying a rifle, with the legend "U.S. TREASURY AWARD" with the treasury seal....
24) 1171 (can't make out regnal date), Misr, Para
23) 1115 + ?, Para from Constantinople
22) 1187 + 1 (1775 AD) Para from Constantinople
21) Another off-center? I can't recognize any of the emblems or writing compared to the Ottoman coins - could this be Persian?
20) Finally one I can ID: 1187+3 (AD1777) Constantinople
19) Is this just a very off-center Para? Are off-center strikes common in this series? I can't make out a date or mint mark.
18: (both of these are ~12mm)
I've also got a few smaller coins in the mix - would these be Akçe? And how do you date these? 17:
On #16, I think I found a regnal year of 27. Would that make it 1223+27= AH1250 = 1834AD
Are there any mint marks that I should check for? Or were these all made at the same location? Also, what is the composition?
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