A recent pick-up. I have gone through all of the varieties in my Large Cent book (Breen's), and have narrowed it down to S-124. Maybe one...
Nice coins, both. Considering the fact Tacitus only reigned for 2 years, he seems to have coined a very large number of coins. I had not...
There is some information about this token in this thread. http://www.cointalk.com/t59764/
Wrong thread. Sorry
Here is one of mine: (I got this coin from a seller who sold me a tooled/waxed Drusus sestertius, and gave me this coin as compensation +...
I agree with randy, Octavians are not scarce, but they sell for high prices, and this particular type is quite appealing and not seen often....
Definitely a nicer looking coin, with a more expressive portrait as well. Regarding denarii which have been cleaned, I find it a pity that so...
A nice coin randy, and I must say, that is one of the reverses I like the most: Romae Aeternae.
Nice and RARE coin Kid Collector! even with the damage on the obverse. One that I am still looking for.
Coming back to coins, here are some late middle ages/renaissance issues. These are Goldgulden (Dukats), one from Brandenburg Franken minted around...
ups!
I agree various countries would tend to classify the ages of Mankind in different ways, however, nobody so far has mentioned the Renaissance (the...
Marshall, to cheer you up a little, here is a large cent I got a few weeks ago. I am sure you can attribute it with your eyes shut.
Sorry to hear that, Marshall. I was starting to miss you 'Large Cent tip # XX ' threads. A Merry Christmas to you, and to all!
Judging from the pictures, and your statement that weight, size and silver content test are OK, I also concur that this coin appears to be...
Your are right, Christian. I was racking my brains for the the correct translation for Fürstentum, but was too lazy to look it up in the...
Nice coin, minted just one year after the end of the civil war. I like it in spite of the light cleaning - I do not see hairlines so i guess it...
Hi gbroke, Here is some background to the coinage of the German Reich: I hope this will help explain the coinage of Imperial Germany. When...
That is an interesting story willieboyd2. Thanks for sharing. Impressive proof 2 Mark you have there, Collect89, and an interesting design....
I think forum member gbroke got me infected with his enthusiasm for these coins.... Went to a local coin show over the weekend and there was a...
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