I would try to find a tienda de monedas o numismatica and look for coins of the CAR. Costa Rica was part of the Central American Republic (United...
But you have a chimera you lucky puppy. You also have an Iota that might be added to the description: R: Helmeted head of Athena left, helmet...
My coin collecting interest began in the early 1960s when I was filling the 3-fold Whitman folders with USA dates & mint marks. I found error...
Awesome nice coins Zumbly. My stater has a great reverse (IMHO). Unfortunately, the obverse looks like it was struck by a very worn die....
CamaroDMD answered your question but let me add something to the urban legend of Francis LeRoy Henning. He counterfeited nickels in the 1950s....
Yep. IMO the OP is super entertaining & super educational.
It is also one of my favorites. I did buy a small quantity of this older 1 peso coin in circulated conditions for silver spot at a FUN show. I...
I'll keep looking but they all seem to have bites taken out of them.[ATTACH]
Nice coin & really nice post! Here is the first coin I purchased of the Constantine family. I don’t have my coin label to conveniently copy...
This thread has me in a bit of a conundrum. I have a favorite Greek silver coin but no Greek Bronze. I also have a favorite Roman Bronze but no...
Two Bits - :happy: [ATTACH]
Hello Shy, I just sent you a private message (PM) through CoinTalk. The PM just includes some Jefferson Nickel collecting ideas that might...
There are many different ways that fakes are made. Spark erosion, electrotype, cast, struck, etc). Counterfeits do not all have a cast or grainy...
That is a beautiful coin.
cpm9ball's suggestion of comparing the suspect coin to a known good coin is a good suggestion. If a coin appears strange to you, then that is a...
Very nice Sergeant Major! I like the 2006 quarter with reverse die cud.
Eliasberg No-Stars Dime: [ATTACH]
You have received some good advice in this thread. To quote TomB, "you should have a firm idea of what you need for each coin and should be able...
I was playing with coins this weekend & thought this one might fit nicely with the equestrian coins in this thread. [ATTACH] AEOLIS, Kyme AR...
It would be nice to see some good photographs depicting the four coins that were deemed "authenticity unverifiable". It would also be nice to...
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