When I see a coin in Krause with a mintage of 500, I always wonder who owns these. I'm curious how you got two of them?
Congrats. I'm always surprised when I am able to do this. Generally when I go through my coin shop's foreign bin I'll buy maybe 300 coins and 5 or...
60 years since the Russian revolution I believe, if the coin is from 1987.
There was a lifestyle possible in America that just wasn't within reach of most Europeans in those days. Our vast reserve of open land meant that...
I know what you mean. I believe I have the 2009 but I only have the one copy for my collection.
My Hessian ancestor also lived in Pennsylvania. Penn had a large German population. The phrase "Pennsylvania Dutch" actually means Pennsylvania...
You mentioned you didn't have a nice example of the 1920 20 centavos. Here's mine, though it's not that "nice."[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Just a small note: The 5 centavos ceased production after 2002. Great history!
I was just reading more about the seal on Wikipedia. Apparently both versions are true. It started as the Aztec religious symbol and was later...
Interesting info about the meaning of the eagle and snake. I always thought it was just based on the Aztec legend of the founding of their...
Interesting info. One of my ancestors was supposedly a Hessian who switched sides, but I've never been able to find any evidence of it. All I know...
I don't know for sure, but I feel like the soldiers may have been paid by their own countries. I think the British hired the mercenaries from the...
Thanks for the tips. I'll check out the links.
Let me just start by saying that I know that cleaning coins is a mortal sin and sends people straight to purgatory. But even so, if you look at...
Here's a New Zealand dollar I've had for awhile and an Isle of Man coin I just bought tonight. I also have a Polish 2 zlote with coins on it but...
Great, thanks for the feedback.
It's actually harder to find dealers who do care about foreign coins. Last week I was on vacation in Florida and I stopped at a shop to see what...
That's the best I can do. My camera is designed for long distance shots.
These two coins are in holders marked uncirculated, but I'm always skeptical of brightly colored bronze coins. Still, maybe they are uncirculated....
Portugal was a big player in the world for a long time, and their coinage tends to celebrate that history, which is part of what I like about...
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