Whoa. British Trade dollars are extremely popular, and the prices on them skyrocketed when the Chinese collector market started heating up....
My paternal grandfather was some kind of civilian emissary to the British in India during the war. (He came away from it with a strong distaste...
VERY cool! I’m a WW2 history buff.
I like the CircCam contrast on that RE Bust half.
Yep. Bet on it. :yuck:
LOL. Watch the Secret Santa thread and wait for it! ;)
I love 19th century proofs! Here is my proof Indian. It has mellowed in the 20+ year old NGC holder, so it is really more BN than RB now , but I...
Same here. Nothing yet, but that's OK. I ain't sweatin' it. What I am most eagerly awaiting is the reaction from my recipient. Hope he likes...
Looks like they got taken down.
Funny how the designer's initials are "CAC". Does that mean that CAC (the company) has to give every one that gets slabbed their coveted green...
While I like the design (including the reverse and eagle), this is a valid criticism. There's an awful lot on there to fit on a coin the size of...
I dimly recall reading something about that.
Don't drop that sucker on your foot!
If that came from circulation, it was a nice find. Never mind the fact that it isn't worth very much. It's better than the average oldies that...
I think SCDs are cool, but they are one area that is still unexplored by me, and as such, I am still ignorant of a lot of the varieties that are...
I'd just dip it, as mentioned.
The dime is my favorite as well.
My friend Terry Granstaff (@asheland) was one of the first to publicly discover these when he got one in change.
It's worth only a few cents more than face value- less than fifty cents on even the best of days. A cheap, common coin. That being said, it's...
Just toning, I reckon. Maybe heat related, as mentioned. Don't need to tell you that "NuGrade" is a Third World service with no reputation....
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