From the German coin catalogues (either Muenzen Revue of Money Trend) the following are the years/mintmarks to watch out for: Year - Mintmark...
That is a nice coin too, rex. Another nice expressive protrait (different than your clasped hands example), and with a reverse that I do not...
Well, lets see, I have the cent, the dime and the dollar. Just missing the half dollar, the half cent, the half dime the half eagle, and the...
Nice and scarce coin, specially in that condition. Seems to be Spink 1286 variety, noted in the catalogue as with "obverse legends erased"....
Here is my only Julia - an As of Julia Domna with 4 Vestal Priestesses sacrificing in front of a temple. Unfortunately a little rough or corroded...
Nice and strong portrait of Vespasianus. I like it. Rex, isn't the Winged Caduceus coin of Vespasian a dupondius, minted not at Rome but at a...
Here is a really low grade/corroded Tribute Penny my son found last year together with a sestertius. Unfortunately, the soil conditions seem to...
You know, I don't have it in from of me now to examine closely, but the seller (serious EACer - one of the 3/4 well known copper dealers)...
I have read somewhere that planchet clips act detrimentally with regard to the value of early large cents. I can see this being true for other...
Hmmm....somebody must have wanted it very badly. I guess i'm not that much of a copperhead after all - I never would have bid that high on that...
I can understand why you wanted this coin. It is very nice - 2 Reales denomination of an appealing type. Interestingly, looking in the SCWC...
Hi Bruce, I have found this link which goes into exhaustive into the reasons why the government of Guatemala resorted in 1894 to the practice of...
Yes, I have to agree. The Guatemala C/S on Peru Sols are not rare or even scarce. The only exception being if the host coin is an 1864 with the...
Wow, I have to say that is one heck of a coin..................1796 DBC's with smooth surfaces are rare - probably less than 1 in 10-20. I have 7...
Hi stebiz, your coin is a pretty scarce one, as much early Prussian gold is. This is an excellent site to find out what coins are really worth...
All nice coins everyone is showing, but nerarities, I have to agree, those are quite special. Congratulations.
Marshall, that 1794 you got was certainly a good deal. Surprisingly really considering what early copper sells for normally on Ebay. Even I could...
I was watching this one for a few days, but refrained from bidding for a number of reasons, none the least the crappy pictures....
Here is an interesting sestertius of Trajan depicting a triumphal arch: TRAJAN. 98-117 AD. Æ Sestertius. Struck circa 104-107 AD. Laureate bust...
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