I wish my daughter was available because i don't wish to get anyone into trouble. I have for many years heard about a fellow named Augustus...
I am clueless but my fancy new smartphone says it thinks we are talking about an Indian coin from the Vijayanagara region. James
Well, it has been 2 hours. I would have opened it by now. But then I am famous for my patience. James
If second guesses are allowed then I will guess something ancient and Roman. James
Since it is world coins i guess one of those Taler coins. Mainly because I have heard of those Taler coins. james
I am from Minnesota too but fate and fortune make such a trip impossible. I will add this; the BEST Mexican resaturant I have ever eaten at is...
@dwhiz. Do you know if the year 1876 has any particular significance? Very interesting group. Thanks for posting. James
I will forever be grateful to the PCGS grading service that they condense the Sm. White Anac description: CLEANED SCRATCHED POLISHED CORROSION...
At @Yankee42 . An actual near worn flat Seated Dollar. you should get some kind of bonus points for that. James
Thanks for the reply. Had the name Bechtler stuck in my head; no wonder my search was less than successful. james
I think it stands for American Numismatic Society.
If you are looking at say an 1832 Bust Quarter and the auction site says the coin is B-2 R-2, Or B-1 R-1; does anyone here know what they are...
WOW. I can think of about 2 million reasons this might be the right thing to do. james
I don't usually think of Seated Dollars as cheap but here is my 1846-O Seated Dollar. I won this coin for $325 auction juice included. Anyone...
Third and final coin I had attributed this time. No specific numbers exist but this is considered an R-4 and is suppose to be much harder to find...
Actually the person in charge of guns for that show maintained an aresnal of over a dozen guns. The swift action shown in the show would bend the...
@SensibleSal66 . I would have to say it is a very nice coin. Of course it has the type 2 reverse and with 1,600 to 2,000 of these available with...
The single biggest difference between this and the same book on Silver Seated Coins is that he uses the guesses on surviving mintages; an...
A shout out to @KBBPLL . Thank you for your generous gift. I will do my best to see that it is put to heavy use. It looks to be in mint state...
@rte . Are the cases and cats pictured and for sale on your E-Bay site?
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