Sorry, I typed an explanation but it seems to have vanished into thin air. Anyway, this is what I said: I was browsing Italian coins on eBay and...
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I agree. I hate to see coins defaced. I sell some coins on eBay and occasionally someone will buy some and tell me they are using them for...
If it's anything other than a design element it could be the designer's initials. A lot of coins have those somewhere small in the design. I don't...
Good point by Dougsmit there. I have spent a lot of money in total trying to complete modern sets that, if I sold them, would just go in someone's...
Thanks, and I agree. It is nice that both sides are different on every coin. I really like a lot of Portuguese coins and I'm finding I can buy...
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Not really. Worth less than a dollar I'd say.
Thanks for the info. I should have most of them once my next shipment arrives.
Thanks. I think Portugal has a lot of nice coins. I never hear anyone talking about them but I have been quietly assembling a set on my own. I...
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I always refer to them as British. There are some shillings from the 1940s to 1960s that have both an English and Scottish version, so when I...
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