The topic at the moment is as much facial hair as possible! We have sunk to just moustaches for want of any bigger beards...
Digging through old stock for some to sell I came across this one that seems to fit the current theme - Poland 10 Zloty 1935. Quite a moustache!...
As a variation then, here is one of the best designs for GB Halfcrowns I think. Sorry I don't have a better example to share:[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I agree and I was wondering as I read this thread why it had taken so long for anyone to post one! But isn't the one you posted a replica? Here is...
Italy 5c 1862 N for Naples: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Yes, in this instance I would contact the seller as it appears to be an honest mistake. Reporting to Ebay achieves absolutely nothing - on...
I have posted pictures of this before in World Coins threads, but now decided to sell. See: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353068280352 for details....
I acquired a partial set of these late last year - just the larger Silver coins, not gold and no Maundy - in the "Long" original box. (Ie for the...
I think I must have sold you that one Ed! I posted a picture of it on the previous page in this thread...:happy:
Not as impressive as some of the other beards, but still good. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I suspect he was busy trying to disguise his weak chin!
This one has less hair overall, but gets full comic value from what he has: [ATTACH] King Umberto of Italy and Eritrea, 5 Lira/1 Tallero 1891.
Oh I don't know - I think this one might trump Peter the second of Brazil: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Leopold II of Belgium
Just dug this one out of an old folder - not great condition, but unusual. Swiss Canton Schwyz 2/3 Batzen 1811. (Schwyz would be a great scrabble...
These two pages, extracted from an old book, help with identification and relative value, but it is "old" and so doesn't help with up to date...
Copy of a token used by the Knights of the Military Order of Malta I believe. See:...
... and on the other had, here is a coin/token, which I think is inordinately beautiful and has very little historical significance: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I agree that the aesthetics of a coin need to be taken in the context of what was achievable at the time. The Commonwealth Unite was made at a...
I think you always need to separate the beauty of the coin from its historical or personal significance. The coin in question is not, to my mind,...
Tricky without accurate identifications, but here are my thoughts: #1 Eanred - as above, #2 Redwulf of Northumbria, moneyer Broder - VF =£100 S867...
#1 is also Kings of Northumbria Copper alloy Styca. S862. Obverse: Eanred Rex (King Eanred of Northumbria) Reverse: Aldates (moneyer) Dates around...
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