I think Roy's examples "hit-the-nail-on-the-head" so to speak. Collecting for me is pure enjoyment, many facets of coin-collecting all combine in...
Congratulations Bruce for a great guess :) (PM) thanks for a chance in your contest. Take Care Ben
Looks Chinese to me. There are casting (what appears to be) in the hair strands. Weight check next. Ben
No Sir :), you didn't misunderstand the question. Having an indebt knowledge of numismatics is not required, just a group of 5 or more coins...
I'm not Lettow but it's (Swakopmunder Buchhandlung) not very nice :) Ben
Well, since it's a Tet, you can multiply that price by about 6-8 times :) Take Care Ben
We're in the same boat, although I did get Stephen Herman's recent Auction Bid Price Guide for R-3 & Up BHDs. In the book The Book Coin...
Silver is looking good at $14.00 per share :) Strong Buy ;) :D ;) Take Care Ben
The symbol appears to be a PSI symbol and apparently it was added after the coin was minted, not sure why. I'm guessing the value of this drachm...
Thanks for the chance :) 650 coins. Take Care Ben
OOPS, Mike I forgot your very nice Romulus & Remus issue. I have one of both types but like most of my ancient coinage, it is noplace as nice as...
Yes, I know. Been occupied lately and haven't picked up any new/decent coins :( Take Care Ben
Dumanyu, that's a great price for one of those. Yours has got to be in XF condition for an ancinet. Now Cucumber, yours are simply stunning......
Very nice, thank you for posting a picture of your coin. That Habsburg Jaw sure got around :D Regards Ben
"Emergency Issues After English and south-african troops occupied the colony in 1915, several emergency issues of money were given out. The...
Very Cool. :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: Thanks for posting these trivia threads :) Ben
Those are very pretty coins. Great find :) Take Care Ben
Chuckle, I'll bet your Florida design turned a few heads... Did you happen to get any feedback (positive or negative) from the Catherine Harris...
I think he's talking about the original topic of the thread. Vroomer's Trade Dollar. Ben
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