Well dang, that's exactly how I want to start the new year!
How do you purchase a coin like that "by accident"? I don't know anything about attributing these varieties, but I'm looking forward to finding...
Sure, it appeared on patterns before that. But 1864 was the first regular issue.
This made me cringe.
I'm going to agree and say that it is a (minor) planchet defect. It is cool, but a defect this minor is more likely to detract from the value of a...
It is usually due to contaminants in the environment. It could be from contact with whatever it was stored in, or oils left from someone's hand...
Yes, I have that book and have read it a couple of times. Very interesting stuff, along the same lines. The Larson book goes far more into detail...
I would say that your coin is definitely better than EF! It appears to be very attractive.
That is a huge counterstamp. Seems to have nearly obliterated the entire obverse! I'm not familiar with these at all. Can you post more, or...
I would grade your coin good VF, and say that you paid almost exactly what it's worth. Appears to be an attractive coin. Congrats.
I think I like the reverse of the first one the best. The patina on that medal is gorgeous! Is that a hole in the top one? Was it issued that...
It is definitely possible to get coins of Lizzie for a fair price. I prefer the shilling, because of its large size and good detail. Many of the...
I just finished reading Wayne Sayles "Classical Deception." It was a very interesting and informative book (and a worthy conclusion to his 7-part...
I have no idea if it is fake or not, but I hope for your sake it is real. (Tentative) Congrats!
That's a cool group of coins, Steve!
I would be concerned that "Eastern European" is code for "modern counterfeit".
So, everyone in this thread is posting rare, obscure, strange, unusual coins. I'm going to take a completely different approach to this question,...
The six pointed star definitely pointed in the direction of Morocco, @lordmarcovan, you weren't wrong on that. There are very few countries that...
Going with the "why buy books?" theme that this thread has evolved to: sure, there is a lot of info available on the web. But there is a lot of...
That definitely does not look like a Moroccan falus to me. I own a number of them. Here is one to compare - completely different look. [ATTACH]...
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