Well, see Bob White above. Also, the Drummond note from Brazil has his "Friendly Song" on it. Sometimes "This note is legal tender for all...
Primož Trubar (1508 – 28 June 1586) was the Protestant reformer, most known as the author of the first Slovene language printed book. ... In 1527...
Thanks! I don't usually slip a date like that. I must have been comfortable with my ignorance. He returned to the war in 1943 and went missing in...
The answer is: "It depends." You can do well with a set of Mercury Dimes in Uncirculated 60 - until you get to the 1916-D. Generally, based...
Carlos Drummond de Andrade (October 31, 1902 – August 17, 1987) was perhaps the most influential Brazilianpoet of the 20th century. He has become...
"Sándor Petőfi 1 January 1823 – most likely 31 July 1848 was a Hungarian poet and liberal revolutionary. He is considered Hungary's national poet,...
When coins first carried expressly political messages may not be clear, but the roots are ancient, certainly the taproots are. Were the coins of...
I thought that I had a thread here on these about printing, authors, and poets. [ATTACH] Iceland 50 kronur series of 1961. On face: Guthbrandur...
[ATTACH] Winged caduceus and note the lyre at right, a good image of a "guitar." Awarded to tax and tariff commissioners of France to buy them...
I thought that you were going to ask about expanding from typesetting into printing production. [ATTACH] Start the presses! read here.
I neither buy nor sell; and I do not collect. I am a researcher, writer, and reporter. So, my appraisals are at once accurate and not...
He put a lifetime into numismatics, beginning as a runner for coin stores when he was a child. He also was one of the biggest crooks in the...
David Berlinski in Newton's Gift: How Sir Isaac Newton Unlocked the System of the World (New York: Free Press, Simon and Schuster, 2000), calls...
Nice coins! I like the headshot because these validate my claim (with Ann M. Zakelj) that the coins of Alexander portray Alexander. "Carian...
Few people except numismatists know him to have served for 30 years as Warden and Master of the British Royal Mint. In the 1690s, much of the...
From left to right (most recent to oldest): 5 Francs. 1875-A (Paris). Y 52.1 - 25 grams 0.900 fine (0.7234 oz AGW). Augustin Dupres's allegorical...
... or for a seller to sell... Yeah, I agree at most of the common levels. The problem centers on fraud. If it is wrong to sell something for...
Pupienus. My wife is from Upper Michigan. Our daughter lives in Miami (South Beach) and when she watched "Fargo" she called us up: "You have to...
Well, nothing personal, but, hey, nothing personal. I just took a hit in a political discussion board from some Heather who asked me if I am an...
We engage all of our senses. One of the tests for counterfeits is the ring test: you balance the coin on your finger (or a pencil) and you tap it...
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