Post ‘em if you got ‘em Thanks for clarifying “trade coin”. The grosso may not technically be a trade coin (but they could certainly make...
Hello Swervo513, I agree that it is a beautiful coin. I too like the young girl in medieval dress & the three Columbus ships on the reverse....
Who is depicted on your coins that you would like to meet? Take a look at the portraits on your coins. If you could go back in time & have a...
For something like 500 years the pfennig was the trade coin circulating in Europe. It had apparently spread all over the area as either the German...
I finally got an example of this historic medieval Venetian coinage. You have probably seen these popular World trade coins that have the image...
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I also got this toned 1949 Cuba 10 centavos.
I found this 1943 Belgian Congo 2 Franc Hexagonal coin at the Liberty Coin Show in West Haven CT. :smile I already had one in the collection....
I had forgotten about the stores that had coin collecting departments & counters. I recall that Kresge 5 & 10 (subsequently called K-Mart I...
I too like the coin. The lion device is of the UK fame and the kangaroo is of Australia fame.
BTW, hunting for a particular coin was much more difficult than it is today. Before the Internet & computers, the lists were updated manually and...
Local coin shops Local coin clubs Local, Regional, & National coin shows Much was purchased via the mail. The ANA helped keep law & order in...
It has a natural look that I have seen before on Franklin half dollars. I looked at the date expecting to see 1958-D but found neither the 58 or...
I have never seen that Ike thread! :( It was started in 2009 and includes 75 pages of awesome coins. My bad. I never make it to the US coin...
If she is 11, then she was born in something like 2001. Check Ebay for error coin listings dated 2001. You could buy her one nice off center...
Cool coin. Thanks for posting & I too would like to see a higher resolution photo sometime.
Thank you for the coin complement. :smile I’m still hoping that other toned coin enthusiasts (like Lehigh etc) can post some more colorful Ikes....
You can occasionally seed rolls from the bank with a couple war nickels or a 39D or S. When you fill a folder from circulation you get first-hand...
Coins & medals with space ships come to my mind. :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:10_Rouble_2001-2.JPG Also the famed Hippocampus on the...
Sorry to visit so late at this thread #1 The space shuttle is a ship right? I won't bore you all with Mercury, Gemini, & Apollo medals again....
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