Ripley If you go to my "About Me " page on eBay under the ID of daveydempsey , you will see a good selection of them. I`ve sold about 40-50 over...
Bruce, Maundy Money was specially struck for the reigning King or queen of the time to give out in little purses or presentation boxes to members...
I have a hoard of EF and AU Maundy Threepences dating from Charles II right through to 1868 Victoria, I`m keeping some and selling the others off...
Its only an inch long but weighs 30 grams, never thought about selling it. (My buddy thinks its cursed) LOL
If you live near a beach that is an ideal spot for detecting. Just after a storm you will see a line of stones near the waters edge, thats heavy...
I`m knee deep in buried treasure in my part of the world, a guy found an Iron Age sword in the fields just acrooss the road a couple of years...
Christian, That was the worlds first coin struck with Braille.
I`m going to cheat I have two favorites. First is the obverse of the Poland 10 Zlotych 1932 featuring Queen Jadwiga The second is the reverse of...
You will not have issues collecting on insurance and you will not get charged with fraud for putting the wrong amount on a customs form. If the...
On your customs form , put "Numismatic Item" Don`t put the full value otherwise it is an invite for theft, just put something like $20 value....
Yes British Threepence have been struck in 50% silver from 1920 until 1945, before 1920 they were 92.5% silver. You can pick them up on eBay.
Andyscouse, Things must have been bad around Merseyside, the rest of the country put Sixpences in their Christmas puddings.:):D
Patina is a tarnish that forms on the surface of bronze or copper and similar metals through oxidation, it doesn`t matter what continent the...
Download "Photoscape" for free and use the Round Crop and add any background you wish.
I use a VEHO- 001 USB digital microscope, you can view close ups of your coin on your PC screen. I got it on Amazon about 18 months back works for me.
I`m glad you started this thread, I`ve just found 50 kilos of foreign coins under my desk I forgot I had, all unsorted, LOL [ATTACH][ATTACH]...
Looks to be very well made, treasure it. I collect WWII and WWI medals, ephemera and related stuff. My Dad who is 89 and still very much alive...
The seller has adjusted the colour with his photo editing programme. Look at the backgrounds two different shades of green or lime.
Looks legit to me KM#821.1
Its a Bar token from Rue Chu Pao San (Known as Blood Alley) ,Shanghai.
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