Thanks for your comments. I didn't have an Otho and I decided to put a low bid in on an aureus rather than a denarius: which is still very...
Paid too much $ at the time I think but bought from a fixed price list from a dealer in Chicago --> the Galba. Had just finished graduate school...
I'd like to respond to this topic as I'm in a little bit of a similar position, having just purchased a semi-expensive British coin as well as...
I think that coins are an excellent way to illustrate history and connect with our past. Also as you've seen, they go way back: well at least to...
Buy a Krause. When I started collecting foreign I bought the 1972 Krause World Coin Guide which went back to 1800 or the late 1700's for some...
Actually the bit about the debt repayment is not published in any book I'm aware of but is the result of a conversation I've had this year with...
Ah, but be very afraid! One of my very first English hammered coins was also a halfcrown of Charles I, bought from Frank Robinson of NY many...
Thanks. For me the most important, and expensive of the coins is the 1897 Brazilian 2000 reis. I live in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and am a member of...
Normally I don't buy coins with problems, but, I've been looking at these (the English pounds) for a while and superb ones are a bit expensive....
Remember at the time that the USA, with it's Revolution still in recent history, was an inspiration for Latin America. LA finished with it's own...
I think mintage was listed at 1,286 pieces & the coin entered circulation. Not sure of the weight, Krause lists it as 25.0 g but they tend to...
Very nice, the Bust halves are iconic coins. Although not a specialist in these I do have a flock of 'em. Some I got many years ago from a guy...
When you mean 20,000 reis I guess you're referring to the large 53 gram issues of 1724 - 1727. These are really nice coins but not that rare...
A big mistake of mine was in not attending the Lissner sale in person, flying up from Brazil. Yes prices were insane & I had given dealer...
I like the coins of the early Latin American Republics & don't have a single Colonial 8 E's in any condition. I've tried for Colonials but was...
To answer the quiz about the date. This is an 1809. There was one original struck + a number of patterns in silver, bronze, & copper by Bolton &...
So what's a coin of Charlemagne worth these days? Of course I'll exclude the super rare (& expensive) portrait varieties so just the non portrait...
I've collected ten 8 escudos to date, not including similar large gold of other denominations (Colombian 16 Pesos & 20 Pesos). 8 are ms, 1 is ms...
Just got this 3 days ago. I'd love to show it to members of the Brazilian Numismatic Society but I'm afraid it might not last that long...
I think the toning looks attractive and don't believe it is artificial. There is no chemical reason why a coin must be mint state or even high...
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