Up here in Canada, we were paying almost $2 Canadian for UK Pound:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:( Having a crappy currency sucks big time!
I cannot ever quite my day job, its the only way I can pay for getting carried away on auction sites;););););););) and pay the normal...
To compare with my Abbasid AV Dinar... AV Dinar 4.28 g. dated AH99 issued under Caliph Sulayman (Damascus Mint)[ATTACH]
Thanks all, for those lovely comments! The Abbasid Caliphate took over from the Ummayads, after their leader led a rebellion and murdered the...
AV Dinar 26mm/4.28g. dated AH 162 (unknown mint)[ATTACH]
Sadly, being in the 99 percent....that would be a nice dream. If, on the otherhand....I had the monetary means of Warren Buffet, I would go after...
My favorite auction sites are (ancients) Kunker/Hess Divo/Baldwins/St. James/CNG/ Nomos/Solidus/Rauch/Roma/Lanz/Spink/Tkalec AG. also Pannonia...
Gary Cooper was perfect actor to play role of Sgt. York, but even though I loved the movie "Genghiz Khan" with Omar Sharif....Genghiz would have...
I second that motion! Here is the best shot in history.... Obersleutnant Heinrich Weisser 1428 confirmed kills Eastern Front, 1941-45[ATTACH]
Wow! I feel kinda lonely, I do not have any Gallic Empire coins of any metal! Thank to all, for posting your amazing coins! I will definately want...
Thanks for nice comments! I tend to collect everything, from 650BC to 1969. My favorite area of collecting are ancients/medieval period gold...
Thanks! Numisma has really high grading standards/ nice coins from Portugal/Brazil/Goa etc. My ultimate goal is to get the 20,000 Reis from Minas...
I just won two AV Portuguese from Joao V AV Quartinho (1000 Reis) 1715 Lisbon Mint 2.7g Mint State AV Meio Escudo (!/2 Escudo) 1743 Lisbon Mint...
I only have a "modern era" coin depicting a snake. AV 8 Escudos 1862-Go (Guanajunto Mint) Republic of Mexico[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Great "snake coins"!!!! I really got to get some for my collection now that I am snake bitten....one of my fav. real snakes, Tiger Snake...
Neat coin Pish! Even with my hectic work routine (95 hrs/week) I NEVER take any breaks from work or collecting. I usually take 15 minutes before...
I started with Ancients in 1978, my first coin was a "mintstate" Justinian I AV Solidus frontal bust, which I got from NFA auction. I had been...
Here is another AV Goldgulden ND Albert I of Habsburg 1437-39 Kremnitz Mint[ATTACH]
After seeing all those beautifull Anglo-Saxon coins, I definately want some too! Thanks for showing them, very impressive.
Magnificent collection, I do not have any of these yet. Thanks for posting them. John
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