Was there a general issue of threepence in 1898? All I'm finding is this Maundy issue, which happens to match the one I recently bought:...
If you have to give it an acetone bath, I would use a heavily dilute dip. That said, I generally avoid any cleaning unless there's something...
Ah. I never would have guessed that. I wonder if this is a silver (or silvered) version of the same medal?
On coppers that are AG-3 (or worse), you may want to try beading a little bit of distilled water where there date ought to be. Sometimes, it will...
Pics don't seem to have loaded properly. Trying again...
How would you evaluate this?
I'd say $2-5 in that condition.
Thanks! Any idea what the metal "AE" might be?
38mm in diameter, the obverse legend is "Erected in honour of their majesties first visit to Brighton" with a flag draped arch. The reverse reads...
I bought this out of a silver melt bin, but the only example I found online was in bronze (and it looks like it may be silvered bronze or just...
Gaming tokens were used to mark dealer, who had the bet, etc. These are also known as jetons.
Still working on getting this ready to present. Any input would be appreciated.
I saw these at a pawn shop the other day (so I have no pics): an 1863 4 Ducat (holed) but otherwise in XF condition an 1875 4 Ducat (holed) but...
Should be working now. I'd appreciate any and all feedback.
Yes, that does seem to be a match. I can't find what year this was minted though - any ideas?
I've made a rough draft of the presentation, in powerpoint. I used quite a few pictures from online to illustrate points that I make no copyright...
Looks like I was too impatient for my pics to load:
What's the best resource for identifying German Notgeld? I have a handful of these and just added a small lot that interested me to my collection....
Ok, using pics of other 1 centavos of that type, I think I was able to find the date & mintmark. It looks like a common date 1887-M in AG-3....
The detail on this is just about gone. It appears to be a late 19th century Mexican coin ("Republica" is clearish with the Mexican eagle facing...
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