I've wanted one of these for awhile, and not long ago I managed to acquire this pleasing specimen. I love the artistry of the octopus (even though...
Great coin!
Next stop: Burma [ATTACH] BURMA King Mindon Min, 1853-1878 AR Kyat (31.0mm, 11.62g, 10h) Dated 1214 Buddhist era (1852/3). Mandalay mint, with...
Spectacular coin! Love that huge flan.
Maybe I've been monitoring APMEX too closely...last night I dreamed that silver price had plummeted to $26/oz. and I was getting ready to go on a...
A brief jaunt to Canada. Nova Scotia, in particular. [ATTACH] BRITISH CANADA, Nova Scotia Time of Queen Victoria (1837-1901) CU Penny Token...
Thanks Lord M! Those are both remarkable coins. The first for its beautifully lustrous, mint-fresh condition, and the other for its very unusual...
Very cool!
One of my latest is this 1723 "South Sea Company" shilling: [ATTACH] GREAT BRITAIN Time of George I, 1714-1727 AR Shilling (26.0mm, 6.00g, 6h)...
Thanks! That 20 francs is spectacular.
Great coin! I have no idea whether or not it's actually fire damage, but it would make a great story. Especially since these coins were used to...
Oh I like the smaller coins too - actually, I also like to collect shilling/quarter sized pieces as well, which are more obtainable anyway. But...
A very interesting and well-written article @Denis Richard ! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks! It was actually kind of an unexpected purchase. The coin was listed on MA-Shops with offers open, so I sent what I thought was a...
Very nice! I really like these big, crown/dollar sized silver coins. In fact I've considered making it a kind of collection focus.
I've been wanting a coin of Napoleon as Premier Consul for some time. But they are scarcer, and tend to be a little pricier, than those of him as...
[ATTACH] TIBERIUS, AD 14-37 AR Denarius (18.61mm, 3.72g, 12h) Struck AD 16-21. Lugdunum mint Obverse: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate...
NCLT's are ordinarily not my thing, but I do like those architectural pieces as well as the planet "coins". Cool!
So you're saying that, for example, some of the florins minted in 1870 (1,080,600) bear the date of 1869 and thus are to be added to the...
Very nice coin. Am I missing something though? According to Numista, there are 13 other dates in the series that have a lower mintage than 1863,...
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