Nice. As usual. I looked up Aquilea, so there's a link to the Wikipedia page, if anyone wants it.
That is indeed a dryer coin, so it's post-mint damage, as mentioned.
I also wouldn’t be surprised if there were modern fantasy Edward VIII “sovereigns” struck in gold. Something like that would be a respectable...
Interesting. I did not know that. But since those would bear the portrait of George V, I suspect most type set collectors would not want to use...
I once thought about attempting a sovereign type set by monarch and in looking at various catalog prices, I realized how tough George VI would be....
Here’s a fun short video about these that a friend of mine (@Aethelred) created. [MEDIA] Yep, it seems the “Bigfoot” myth had its origins in...
For those unfamiliar with the type, this is a 1702 “Wildman” 24-mariengroschen piece from the German state of...
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