Not so sure yet, I'll keep everyone posted though.
Be sure to check out the Numismatic Theatre bit on Allegory and Pattern Coinage. I'll be the speaker. :-D
Time for me to chime in... I wholeheartedly agree that modern coinage is ugly. But I don't quite think returning to the old designs is a good...
Oh, lets! Those things are UGLY!!!! :p
Check for 1904 no mint mark ones, that's the key date of the series.
No offense, I love Canadian coins (ooo, Victoria cents are beautiful), but I think these colourized things are just plain unattractive. Then...
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=1418 Not plugging for a different forum, its just where I keep my collection. :-D...
Ha! I always assumed that the "Nero" software was called such because it burned cd's. I always liked the pun. :-D By the way, I said Trajan...
I'm sticking to a coin, as it was issued by a government. British coinage wasn't marked with a denomination untl the 1860's in some instances, by...
Trajan. I think my choice is self-explanatory.
Krasnaya - I'm sure the Romans would be a bit surprised! But the Plantagenet's would probably be cool with it. Until those damn Tudors come along,...
I agree, not too shabby.
perhaps its because they're either ugly or expensive? :-D
Not to seem like a total n00b, but is this quarter missing a clad layer? I suspect that its simply an environmental effect, but I want to be sure....
So, as many of you may have noticed, I have a broad collecting interest. I already collect all US coins, all pre-decimal British coins, Roman...
Jethro Tull - We Used to Know "remembering mornings, shillings spent..."
Ah, I see what you mean. Thankfully, those lines are all caused by my scanner! So I seem to have lucked out, with a genuine colonial coin from...
England - Edward I penny (Its not too clear, I haven't identified it by Spink # yet) Scotland - Charles I 20 pence, 1637 - 1642, Spink 5589 I...
Well, I bought this NJ copper a few years ago on ebay. It was the first piece I purchased since my reawakening into the hobby. Since then, I've...
Very nice coin, Drusus. I also liked you're description of the Maundy Ceremony. I only have one maundy piece myself. Its an 1893 twopence. I...
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