The obverse has HISPAN at 5 o'clock and the hearts on the reverse make me think it's a wedding token. But again, I know nearly nothing about anything.
Just received this piece as part of a large mixed lot of coins. Having a hard time identifying it. It seems to be billion but outside of that I...
I actually ended up purchasing a Katanga cross through an overseas auction earlier this week that was listed with two slave manillas. It should...
Yours is quite a bit cleaner than mine...I guess a century in the ocean will do that...
I'm looking to do some downsizing of some US Mint Sets and the like that I have at present. I would love to sell the entire collection together...
While not exactly a coin, these pieces were used as currency for purchase of human slaves during the slave trade. It has become part of my...
I did see that the Chad coins were more rare and carried a bit more value. There are two in the collection (1972 and 1975). As for the very rare...
Were they issued for circulation or as commemorative mint sets? That might explain the UNC frequency. Aluminum isn't exactly durable, after all. I...
I recently came into possession of a very nice collection of French Colonial Aluminum coins from the 1940s-1970s. As they are not my interest area...
I'm at AU50...a beautiful piece.
Posted in it's own thread but thought I'd share here too. I let her soak in an acetone bath for a couple hours. [ATTACH]
Here it is after a couple hours in an acetone bath [ATTACH]
The coin arrived today and here are some new photos. It is now sitting in an acetone bath so we shall see how it turns out. I'm happy with it in...
Not sure what your plans are for these three, but if you intend to part with any of them, I'd love to have one for my classroom set. As of now, my...
I felt like it was a safe purchase at $95 shipped. Thanks for the input.
Thanks!
Just won this on eBay and thought I'd post sellers photos for some feedback while I wait for it to arrive. I think it is O-108 but can't tell from...
I love those Esperanto pieces. Glad it's off to the slab-shop!
Hey there folks. Just received this 1880S as part of a large US lot and was wondering about the forums input on grade. It has interesting dark...
Here's a new piece with some nice die cracks...probably about time to change the die... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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