Hi Coin talk Friends, These are not new coins, just newer, slightly better pictures. I never get tired of looking at old coppers! Hope you...
The "S" topped by "O" mintmark is Santiago, Chile. As i said, that is an 8 Escudos gold design on a non-gold planchet. Some contemporary fakes...
Hi Sly, That is a most unusual coin you have there. It looks like a 8 escudos piece for Spanish America. The interesting thing is that that...
I am not going to be greedy, but before "i pack up and leave this earth" i want to own the following two coins: - U.S Continental Dollar...
Nice coin Regandon, a fairly common coin but in UNcommon condition!
hmmm......poor soul, then let me bring you back from your perdition: i was referring to that "very scarce" Chain Cent posted by NOS.
Good luck at your first show Borgovan! I visit Michigan ocasionally on business (Detroit area). Let us hope that we will meet in the future at...
After some searching i was able to find these two examples of halved coinage: a sestertius, and a dupondius. The dupondius originates, as...
I guess i need to correct myself: now THAT Chain Cent is both decent and affordable!
Well H.T, you know i wish you all the best in your quest, but i am afraid that the words "decent" and "affordable" are two words which cannot be...
Hah, hah! Well, mine was away for the day so had "permission" to go. Otherwise i never would have been able to go back in the afternoon......
Maybe one of the ancient coin experts can help with this one. One of the dealers at yesterdays show gave my son this coin - (well half of it)....
That is a very specialized area of numismatics you guys are into! But seems very interesting. I once bought a whole bunch of French Jetons...
Thanks Guys, We had a lot of fun at this show. It is not a major one, just 40 dealers or so, but it is awesome to look at all those coins. We...
Today, with the first (faint) signs of spring, took place the first coin show of the season in the area where I live in central Germany, the...
Very, very Nice. The early series, including bust coinage are very appealing. You have a good eye Kanga.
And i could not agree more! Bravo, Bravo Catbert for your post, and for making known to us the life of such an exemplary man. I don't know if...
Thank you all! The 58-S is a coin which has been on my list for 15 years. Finally got around to buying one just recently. Grade-wise, do you...
Thank you very much! Yes, my coin has those wiggles between the numerals in the date too (maybe not quite as strong as in your pic though)....
Hello fellow C.T friends, Here is a 1858-S dime, a date I have been looking for quite a while (always go for the key dates). Darkly toned, i...
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