And there you have it! I call the phenomena, "Barbarians at the Gate." It's the same thing that happened to Baseball cards, antiques, hot...
Maybe some day I'll open a coin shop with a cafe attached with some nightly events like auctions and association meetings. I used to do that at...
I do try to avoid the lousy shops, but i can't help it. Once in a while they do have good items. Just gotta pay for it. The greater Los Angels...
Yeah, the scan is bad. I'll probably have to take it out of the holder. I'm not sure if it is roman, but it was found in England by my friend who...
Thanks guys. It's a start!
And another thing... They hoard a lot of good foreign coins behind the counter in boxes that you can't see or in safes. Then you have to beg to...
Since silver and gold have gone up over the past few years, coins shops have become nothing more than bullion traders and junk jewelry buyers....
[ATTACH][ATTACH] looking to attribute this one. I know the scan is bad, but my camera is lousy as well.
They look like fantasy coins. Made to look like old Imperial China issues. Take a magnate to them. If they stick to the magnet, they're obviously...
[ATTACH][ATTACH] Has anyone seen this before. The inscription reads "Hoyle" and has a guy playing cards.
[ATTACH][ATTACH] I know this is a medal and not a coin, but I'm wondering if anyone has seen this medal before and if they know when it was...
The Halle Stadt has a very interesting design. A crescent and two David stars. I wonder if that city had a higher Jewish population just after...
[ATTACH][ATTACH] I know, I know. This one is worn badly. It's in a basal state, but nevertheless, I'd like to know what possible German state it...
[ATTACH][ATTACH] I've been lost on this one. I've been able to attribute the other Indian coins in my collection, but this one has me stumped.
Thank you so much!!!
[ATTACH][ATTACH] Can't tell if this is a piece of jewelry or a wedding token. I don't see any dates or value, but then again I carn't read the...
[ATTACH][ATTACH] I'm not sure what Indian state this could be from. I think it maybe from Gwailor, but again I'm not positive. I don't know much...
The date under the tughra is 1332,AH or approx. 1912 or 1913 AD, but there's no value on the coin. That's what gets me. Most coins have the value...
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Inscription reads on the Obv side: "F.C.S.R.E.I (or P).C.DE. RODI(?).E.CONSTAN.8.R.I.P." And on the Rev side: "24 EI_____EN" then there is a "G"...
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