I would never say America's coinage is the most beautiful. I especially love the first two coins you posted here. I would, though, put a buffalo...
Yes, I think you are right, it was a stater. I think the 1/128th's were somewhat known, but I believe they found 1/256ths.
One thing I think should be said is the good that TPG has done. I like others like to talk about the "good old days" but in reality the old days...
Even smaller than that. We didn't know about smaller coins since they have mostly been lost to antiquity due to size, but I read where they have...
I haven't known bankers to issue currency for a very long time, since before the Civil War in the US. The Fed is efectively the US government,...
These coins have been searched for 50 years at least. The best you can hope is that they came from a dealer where they just popped out every coin...
Nice coins. If I have a chance I even want to try to cherry pick one of these with evidence of manufacture. I have seen them where you can still...
Just a side point, but that would be nationalization of a bank, not a default on national debt. The nations banks are not the nations debt. Now,...
Interesting read, and I really would buy it that this happens regularly for third world nations. I think almost all aid for third world nations...
But did Iceland default on their debt? No. Iceland keeps getting brought up, and that is not the discussion to me. I disagreed with most of our...
This is the most common misconception of younger or newer collectors. I have it too somewhat regarding ancients since most of the time all I have...
Yeah, I was just going to post about the Three Graces. They are ancient symbols of viruous womanhood and depicted frequently on Roman coins,...
Is Ptolemy II the biggest examples of these coins? I know they go up to about 49 or 50 MM, but anything over 40 is "large". I was thinking these...
I think they are scarcer than they used to be, but others here are right. Since these aren't used in commerce really, there are just some that...
You are wordsmithing a little too Fatima. Just because FRN are the majority, there still are coins and US notes still in circulation. Justafarmer...
I agree a cool find. One minor note, this planchet is different than an old denomination. I would not consider this piece to legally be a coin...
I just ordered one. Maybe I will get better at posting pics on here. I always use a binocular microscope that is not digital, and am not...
I always thought, in my perfect little world in my mind, that if TPGers would start a new type of slab, have a computer scan the surface of the...
Actually my main hedges to the USD are foreign miners, like Australian, Canadian, and South American. Even if the firm is based in UK, I seek out...
I do not disagree with you sir that these are all problems. I haven't voted "for" a President in my life, my votes were all basically against...
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