What wonderful pieces for your collection. My father was a railroad aficionado and took more than one trip to Egypt to ride the Cairo-Aswan...
That date converter is great. Am bookmarking it to help with Ids in the future.
Couldn't find a coin depicting this Saint, but did find a Holy Medal. [ATTACH] The name of Swithun (sometimes spelled Swithin) is best known today...
Welcome to Coin Talk.:) Not too well versed on Asian coinage. There are many members here that are though. Maybe this site will help with...
79 S dcam?? You be trippin'! Don't even know if a cashier would except that as a spender.
[ATTACH] Marcus Salvius Otho. There were others that served shorter reigns, but he didn’t do too bad, considering that he wanted Nero’s woman for...
http://lincolncentsonline.com/mechanicalDoubling.html https://www.errorvariety.com/OFD/MD.html
"some notches were deliberately put on counterfeits". Seems like someone will always try to get over the easy way. I guess as long as there has...
Good to know, thanks. Learning more and more everyday.:)
I've read that some notches in coinage were 'test cuts' by merchants to see if the metal was gold or silver and not a bogus copy.
Interesting stuff going on obverse starting between D of United and S of States. Maybe a crack leading into George's forehead. I also like the...
Nothing here. All with stains, normal wear & tear. Coin too heavy for dime (2.17-2.35). Posting only one coin/issue would help. Would not be so...
From Wikipedia: An anna (or ānna) was a currency unit formerly used in British India, equal to 1⁄16 of a rupee. It was subdivided into four (old)...
Telephone calls (long distance):Long distance calls were “distance sensitive” and we had differing day/night rates. A 10-minute long distance...
My adopted brother is Chinese (has duel citizenship now). He said it is okay to talk down former administrations to a degree, but never the...
Still learning. I knew about the Formative Years' cent 'extra fingers' variety. Did not know there was a variety listed for the Professional Life...
Don't know if it's authentic, but noted Judea ancient with a bull for sale on e-bay recently. [ATTACH][ATTACH]...
PLC (Parking Lot Cent). Oldhoopster summed up error hunting in a nutshell. "Just because a coin looks different, doesn't mean it's an error. There...
Please concentrate on one coin at a time. Don't grab up a handful and post a slew of pics after watching a YouTube vid or seeing a...
What a nice one ! Your run of good luck is holding. :D
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