An American dime has ten cents because Americans have ten fingers. An English shilling has twelve pennies because English have twelve fingers. :)
[IMG] England Silver Sixpence 1561 Elizabeth I Obverse: Crowned bust of Elizabeth facing left with a rose behind her head ELIZABETH D G ANG FR...
Don't forget Portuguese Moidores (4000 Reis) at 27 Shillings. :)
These are Royal Arch Masons (R.A.M.) tokens. They were given to members of lodges. Royal Arch Masons are a specialized branch of Freemasonry, like...
Some Portugal gold coins circulated in the American colonies and the two below were favorite coin of pirates and buccaneers, and mentioned in...
Does anyone know or can guess who the figure is on the new US Marshals Commemorative Silver Dollar? [IMG] He looks familiar but I can not place...
[IMG] France Gold Louis XVI Louis d'Or 1786 (Actually a double Louis d'Or) Obverse: LUD XVI D.G. FR ET NAV REX Reverse: CHRS REGN VINC IMPER 1786...
Can we see a picture, please? :)
Wanted in Fort Smith. :)
An excellent historical novel about the period of Charles II is Kathleen Winsor's 1944 "Forever Amber". "My tail's for sale. Half-a-crown will...
I bought a pair of the silver dollars (proof and uncirculated) because I like the design. :)
I don't believe that the "Good Fellers" and "Odd Fellows" are the same groups. :)
The Wells Fargo History Museum in San Francisco was closed for a while for a remodeling and has reopened. [IMG] Wells Fargo History Museum...
I have a silver dollar with Charlie Chaplin's initials on it. :)
January 29, 2015 :)
Gold is not politically correct. From The Treasure of the Sierra Madre by B. Traven, published in 1935. Anyway, gold is a very devilish sort...
Eddie Haskell was a bad example. :)
I have rarely seen coin shows covered on the television news, usually only if an extremely rare coin is shown, or there is some activity like the...
Nixon Coin and Chronicles Set That should be an interesting item. :)
Let's not lose our heads about these! [IMG] France Gold Louis d'Or 1786 - Louis XVI (Actually a double Louis d'Or) Obverse: LUD XVI D.G. FR ET...
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