I have to agree: has all the look of a badly made copy.
A 2 Pfenninge coin struck in 1842 for Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. Rudolstadt was a tiny principality of only ca. 940 km2 stuck between the large...
Very nice, guys. Thanks for posting!
My guess is AU50 and I think see some luster peeking through. Nice coin!
I am not qualified to grade modern coins....but will venture a grade of 65 and with very pretty luster. If I collected these, that is what I would...
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I am relieved to hear that.
My C.Q.R (Copper Quotes by Robinson) lists 295 Sheldon die pairings to cover all large cents types:Chains (1793), Wreaths (1793), Liberty Caps...
Go for it, Brandon! the 'Assembly of Princes' Gedenkthaler' is a very popular as well as nice coin.
Taler from 1857 showing the Eschenheimer Turm. This is a tower and gate erected in the 15th century as part of the old city's fortifications....
Since we are on Frankfurt, I will post the remainder of my coins from the Free City of Frankfurt: 1/2 Gulden 1841: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 2 Gulden...
@Collect89 and @Steve66: thank you for posting your German State coins! @Chris B, I see that our tastes run alike:). Out of the 3 different...
That is what the Encyclopedia of "Colonial and Early American Coins" calls it.
@chrisild, does this guy sell on MA-shops? I don't recall ever seeing his stuff on there and I use MA-shops regularly. He doesn't seem to use the...
I will post a few of my coins from Frankfurt. The City-View coins are specially nice. Here is a Doppeltaler and a 6-kreuzer piece showing the...
@jgenn, that is a beautiful Franconia Doppeltaler! That is a type I am still missing in my collection.
@Chris B, that is a fantastic 24 Groschen! The type of coin german collectors pay a premium for given so many have been brightly cleaned. One of...
@TheGame, that Kreuzer 1840 seems quite nice. It is a one-year type with 480000 struck in Saalfeld with dies by G. Wiskemann.
You are of course correct. I meant to emphasise that, as opposed to the restrikes, the original coinage was officially approved by the American...
This is certainly not the first seller to offer severely impaired (to put it mildly) coins at premium prices. Ebay actually abounds with such, as...
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