Gorgeous coins guys! And so we're clear, today isn't my birthday. According to tradition, Jesus lived 33 1/3 years (probably tradition because...
that I have officially out-lived Jesus! As such, here is the only coin I have issued in his lifetime: a Prutah struck under Pontius Pilate...
Since I no longer live in the UK, I've had to resort to buying sets from the mint. With the new portrait there are a LOT of coins this year......
Happy Birthday Steve! Here's the first Ancient I ever purchased - I'm still working on getting better photographs of these coins, then I'm going...
I'm not an expert on the coins of Norman Italy, but I do know a bit about the Norman Kingdom of Sicily - I would expect their coins were copying...
Nice Maundy coins - I've been wanting to get a set (I like the broach too Britannia - very pretty!)
Thanks chrsmat! They pretty much had to do this, as the penny was their only coin. When the Romans pulled out of Britain in the 400s, a monied...
Thanks guys - the cut pennies were some of my earliest purchases, primarily because of cost. I still like them though!
I recognize cut Pennies (or technically half pence or farthings in England) are not the most desired coins since they are technically mutilated,...
Gorgeous coins Steve! Excellent variety
Thank you for the report on Florida's technological advancements - I had been worried! Although my real concern is transport to NGC, but I...
I have often thought about this... What do you reckon is the least humid time of the year in Florida, and might it be best to submit coins then?
The reign of Edward VI (1547-53) can be consistently dated by mintmarks - actual dates show up in the joint reign of Mary and Philip (1554-58),...
I was just reading some of the feedback posts concerning the creation of the Ancients forum, and they seem to indicate the idea was for medieval...
Do you think there is enough interest in medieval coins for their own forum? It seems to me they don't fit with the ancient coins, and the world...
That is gorgeous Noob!
Or I should have known because you labelled it... And I only just saw...
I should have known from the closed crown... Or I could have just gotten my book out :rolleyes:
Very nice Shernan - I'll admit I'm trying to do the same with pennies, but need to catch up on some of the modern issues before I tackle the...
I meant to add this earlier, but I had to leave - here is my first Hammered Coin (forgive the photos, I'm still trying to improve on my...
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