This is a pretty tough lion. It is found on many coins from Iran.
Reverse I hope these photos post large :)
Obverse
I saw Siberian Man’s post on lion coins before attending CoinFest this last weekend. Because of Siberian's lion thread, I was drawn to this medal...
I met a CoinTalk lurker. I met a CoinTalk lurker at CoinFest Friday. He noticed my sticker "Do You CoinTalk" & told me he had read this thread...
Thanks for the nice article. I have these two coins minted during the period. One is dated 1859 from Tuscany. The other is dated 1867 from...
Is anyone from CT planning to attend CoinFest this week? It is scheduled for Thursday, Friday & Saturday. The show hours on Thursday are short &...
I got a total of three out of six. The 1-1/2 Centavo had no competition so I got it at my starting bid of $20. The Leprosy coin had some...
Did anybody at CT buy coins from the Sedwick auctions?
These are the only two world coins I got on the Sedwick auction. These are the seller's photos. I was successful getting a US bust dollar....
Anyone else?.... Did anyone at CT get coins from the Sedwick auctions? I was outbid on several nice coins. I had my eyes on a couple South &...
Food for thought. They could limit the number of finishes & metals with which they manufacture our coins. I’ve recently been putting together a...
The $2 has Monticello so it may be the only paper currency with a president's "private residence". I think this has been a fun exercise.
NEWP from Canada It is a big world with many coins.
What would something like this would buy in 1550 France? That is a really nice looking coin & piece of history. (Nice picture too). I was...
Can anyone name another example for Mr. Trebek Here is the list from CT: From the new champion - "What is the Nickel?" From justafarmer -...
“What is the current $20 bill” "What is the $2 bill" I came back to this thread & am surprized that there were no posts from our currency...
Hello ikandiggit, I have been traveling to different areas of Mainland China every year or so since 1979. IMO the posts from medoraman &...
This post is just to bring your attention to the Sedwick auction being held on the Internet over the next couple days. There are several nice...
I just read this entire thread & would like to thank everyone for the interesting reading. I do wish that there had been more discussion & photos...
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