I posted an earlier 2-maravedis of Ferdinand & Isabella last night.
Yep. It says MADE IN CHINA all over it, without actually saying that. One look at that cartooney Abe was enough.
It's not so much that I did any research as the fact that I've been a collector for 44 years, so I've crossed paths with plenty of stuff. Enough...
You did well. I bought one of those in the late 1990s myself. I knew I was buying a restrike, but it was pretty. Very prooflike, and very large...
It has the typical seawater corrosion, but for an El Cazador piece, that's not bad at all. Pretty typical quality for the finds from that wreck....
Thanks. Yep. The trouble is, there are zillions of varieties of very similar looking "lion and castle" copper "cob" coins from the 16th and 17th...
The reverse would almost pass, at a quick glance, but that obverse and Lincoln portrait are cartoonish. Compare with a real coin. (PCGS...
Blatant fake. Likely Chinese made.
I know next to nothing about Byzantine coins, but that's cool looking. Certainly a dramatic overstrike.
Spain: "New World Pirate Era Bronze Nummis c.1400-1600 AD" [sic], in "International Numismatic Bureau" holder [ATTACH] This was a cheap coin...
Just on the fly, without consulting Photograde, etc- that looks like F12 to me. I believe LIBERTY only needs to be full, not strong. I think...
Roman Provincial (Caesarea): bronze Æ28 of Severus Alexander, ca. 222-235 AD; Mount Argaeus [IMG] Obverse: head of Severus Alexander right....
Huh. Funny, the Fugio cent design never occurred to me at all. But now that you mention it, I see the vague similarity. You could be right, but...
Thank you. I had intended to link to that page in the OP, but forgot to do so. Have done so now.
It's just a hunk of bullion, but as hunks of bullion go, it's quite attractive, and more appealing to me than oh, say, an American Silver Eagle...
I'm guessing it might have something to do with the "puppy dog eyes" in that avatar picture. ;)
Austria: silver Maria Theresia thaler, "1780" (modern Austrian mint restrike, ca. 1853-present) [IMG] Obverse: bust of Maria Theresia right....
France: brass jeton of Louis XIV, ca. 1643-1715; sun & clouds [IMG] Obverse: cuirassed bust of Louis XIV right. Reverse: • NEC • OBSCVRANT • NEC...
Yep. A recognized seller, then, I gather? Or maybe the tipoff was his use of a Mercury dime for scale? These are the seller's images. I bought...
I was going to bring this up. If the rolls mentioned in the OP are "sealed", how would you be able to see the end coins, unless these are...
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