The 1919 farthing is pretty common, even in that condition. The 1944 silver threepence is much scarcer as it was the last year released for...
The closest to a Carbon dating for anything metal is to test the content of various elements in the alloy, and in particular their radioactivity....
I suspect this is a US phenomenon - similar coins sell for very little in the UK, if at all. Were Iraqi coins banned on Ebay like Cuban coins at...
Even Victoria herself is reputed to have disliked the Jubilee head design. Apparently it was originally planned to produce the bronze coinage with...
Here are reasonably decent examples of the four different Victoria Crowns. The OP coin I think is a little over-priced at $47 - if I needed it to...
Ah yes - a pity!
If it is not a copy the "Liberty and Virtue" 1776 coin in the middle of the first picture has potential. Can you post pictures of both sides along...
Finally scored some success at auctions: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Not strictly a coin but a commemorative medallion - but Crown size and interesting: [ATTACH]
No denomination on it. You could say it was British arrogance at the time - "Everyone knows our money - let the rest of the world put their values...
Sadly yes, but not a specialist coin auction. Described loosely as "Unidentified Roman Coin" and with an estimate of £10 to £20. I guess if...
The tale that I heard that has always confirmed what a bad lot Edward VIII was, concerned his father's dogs. George V had a number of Clumber...
Sadly looks like others were taken in - hammer price was £300 + commission!
Thanks for that - I suspected as much but wanted to be sure I wasn't missing a potential bargain. It is in a non-coin general auction labelled...
I have spotted this one and have tracked it down to being similar to S12413, RIC 474 on Wildwinds, but the altar design is very different. Is it...
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