The Jesuits ran it before that, also with little outside contact or influence.
Agree with the second part, --get rid of the dollar along with the $2 and $5 bill and replace them with coins. Ending the penny might not be all...
Any idea what this is? At first glance, looks like a deep scratch. Upon closer inspection, it has frost so it isn't a scratch. Thought maybe it...
http://us.ebid.net/for-sale/mexico-ounce-silver-libertad-scarce-choice-bu-43525574.htm
http://us.ebid.net/for-sale/united-states-no-cents-nickel-ngc-ms-pq-nice-63945553.htm [ATTACH]
jeton 20.5 grams of Sterling silver. Larger than a silver dollar, but much thinner. I have no idea if this is a fantasy piece or if these...
Actually, right now, there are probably a lot of Greeks wishing they had adopted the Fantasius instead of the Euro. But I hadn't thought about...
I do not recall ever seeing a fake Nicholas II common date Rouble contemporary or otherwise. Would think there would be fakes everywhere if the...
I've always called Ponterio ahead, have sold about a dozen lots over the past 10 years with pretty good results. Agree with you on HA about...
Struck in West Germany around 1960, they have denominations so technically they are coins not medals. However, none of the grading services will...
Nicer example, same coin. Common date as well. [ATTACH][ATTACH]
I llike the original coin more than the upgrade. Details alone make the original far superior even if it has a hunk of the coin missing. If the...
What does Heritage charge as a sellers premium? Surely not 15%? That's the premium to buyers only, correct? I have contacted Heritage about...
There have been a bunch of great deals I've stumled into over the years. The two most memorable: The complete Greek 1967 set including the 50...
Agree, the coin is real. The old dirt or crud near the rim is so authentic looking that unless it were a contemporary counterfeit from 100+ years...
The medal is extremely rare, perhaps a few dozen outside of museum collections. 1828 medal by Anton Bovy as an apprentice under James Pradier in...
Having dealt with Russian customs on more occassions than I care to remember, I can say that I am fully versed in the difference between graft and...
None of the gold coins had very high mintages, even the more common non-commemorative gold 100 Schilling coins all had mintages of 50,000 or so...
Interesting article, on the periphery you could call it a Zeppelin medal in that Vom Rath was a supporter of that whole endavour.
Is it just me, or do my MS62s pretty much blow away the MS65s and MS66s in this thread?? LoL(!) But in all fairness, to truly appreciate the...
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