I partly accept what you say but the Russians were themselves buying back much of their history. Now with sanctions and a recession, they have had...
Russian coins have lost some of their 'luster' recently due to the economy but I'm sure they'll make a comeback. Catherine the Great is always...
The 1871S is scarce but fairly easily available and in reasonably high grades. A St. George MS61 recently sold for just under $1,000 and an MS63...
1897 7 1/2 Roubles. One year type.
Undoubtedly one of the best pictures of Henry VIII I've seen on any coin of his. Simply beautiful.
Absolutely fabulous. I was only joking coz the guys at the Ancients told me to go and post my coin elsewhere.:) Love both the coins posted by you...
Thanks. I'm waiting to receive it and see what it actually looks like in the hand :).
I find the older St. George image by Benedetto Pistrucci more appealing and 'mature' with more depth to its design. The 2012 is OK but the 2005 is...
Should we allow the Ancients to post here.....hahahahahaha Fabulous coin!!!:)
Exbrit I find that collecting key dates of modern sovereigns can also be both fun and rewarding. I bought the 1/4, 1/2, Sov and Double all First...
I would like to say "Yes do that' hoping you will use up some of your excess cash collecting different portraits and won't be able to outbid me on...
Willie is right it does look more like 999 under the lotus flower. If you can take a closeup of just the numbers, I'll take another look as they...
Indian silver products have only started assay stamping very recently. In the past they produced some very nice items, especially craftsmen from...
What I intend to do is sort my sovereigns, identify duplicates and common ones, sell them at bullion or slightly above (I'm sure) and every year...
To be honest, I think that unlike Christianity, where it is considered the Devil's number, in South East Asia, the Far East and some parts of the...
And a very beautiful coin too. Fantastic!!!
The text is in Sanskrit (Ancient Indian language). It says 'Om' and 'Shri' both words used in Hindu prayers. So definitely a temple token of sorts.
I agree. It does not appear to be a coin but rather a token depicting the Hindu God Ganesh (right) and Lakshmi (goddess of Wealth on the left).
Abd alRahman 1896 Tilla Afghanistan MS63 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Nice looking coin.
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