Yesterday I picked up an 1871 10 Centavo (it has a repunched 1/1 that's visible to the naked eye). The mintmark has me flummoxed though. The...
Yours is in much better shape than mine, but, yep, that's the beauty. I found the design to be very exotic (it almost looks like a fantasy piece)...
I bought a silver Ethiopian 50 Cent piece today, and was a bit flummoxed when I set about adding it to my catalog. Apparently, there were 80%...
So, why have the bigger coins at all?
When I'm looking for Arabic coins, I always forget to check the listings for Yemen too...
I tend to avoid 'unsearched' lots. But, most dealers have a 'junk bin' or 'reject box' with all the foreign stuff that they don't want to mess...
Why did some countries do that? It just seems very strange. During WW2, I think a few countries minted dual silver/bronze issues (the British 3...
McBride's coin shop in Austin was always my favorite (it's part of a gun shop, but don't hold that against them). Village coin shop (out on...
Maybe I'm confused - wasn't there a gold 5 franc from 1852-1870? http://www.ma-shops.com/galnum/item.php5?id=141&lang=en&curr=EUR
I recently picked up a silver 5 Franc and am trying to learn a bit more about it. All the info that I can find seems to be for an alternate mint...
Krause certainly seems to think so, but most Cuban coins that I've seen locally (Texas) sell at melt. And the lesser issues tend to turn up in...
Agreed. It has a pretty ugly rim ding that almost made me leave it behind. But, at melt? I had to find a home for it.
29 here too. My wife is 30, and she sees my coin buying hobby as a bit nuts. Still, I've probably spent less on my coins than she has on the...
If only they would apply those same disincentives to counterfeiting other coins. In a command economy, there may not be a whole host of laws you...
Was supposed to hear back from them about my offer on monday. When I checked in on tuesday I was told that the decision maker is still out on...
I made a silver hunting trip to the local dealer. I got the following at melt: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Would you count the 1945 Swiss 20 Franc pieces? [ATTACH] The Portugese, Spanish, and Vatican were also major recipients of Nazi gold:...
Thanks for the info - and for tolerating my pun!
Tax Token collectors are pretty thin on the ground. I'm used to buying those for $0.10-$0.25 apiece. Some of the fiber & paper tax tokens are...
I've been finding a lot of those in junk bins. There is obviously someone still making those. Some are stamped copy, most are not. They feel like...
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