Only one coin? Fine sovereign of Elizabeth I (if i can find it for 1000!). But this question is irrelevant. I don't like spending over $50 on a...
I can vouch for that.
Not so sure yet, I'll keep everyone posted though.
Be sure to check out the Numismatic Theatre bit on Allegory and Pattern Coinage. I'll be the speaker. :-D
Time for me to chime in... I wholeheartedly agree that modern coinage is ugly. But I don't quite think returning to the old designs is a good...
Oh, lets! Those things are UGLY!!!! :p
Check for 1904 no mint mark ones, that's the key date of the series.
No offense, I love Canadian coins (ooo, Victoria cents are beautiful), but I think these colourized things are just plain unattractive. Then...
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=1418 Not plugging for a different forum, its just where I keep my collection. :-D...
Ha! I always assumed that the "Nero" software was called such because it burned cd's. I always liked the pun. :-D By the way, I said Trajan...
I'm sticking to a coin, as it was issued by a government. British coinage wasn't marked with a denomination untl the 1860's in some instances, by...
Trajan. I think my choice is self-explanatory.
Krasnaya - I'm sure the Romans would be a bit surprised! But the Plantagenet's would probably be cool with it. Until those damn Tudors come along,...
I agree, not too shabby.
perhaps its because they're either ugly or expensive? :-D
Not to seem like a total n00b, but is this quarter missing a clad layer? I suspect that its simply an environmental effect, but I want to be sure....
So, as many of you may have noticed, I have a broad collecting interest. I already collect all US coins, all pre-decimal British coins, Roman...
Jethro Tull - We Used to Know "remembering mornings, shillings spent..."
Ah, I see what you mean. Thankfully, those lines are all caused by my scanner! So I seem to have lucked out, with a genuine colonial coin from...
England - Edward I penny (Its not too clear, I haven't identified it by Spink # yet) Scotland - Charles I 20 pence, 1637 - 1642, Spink 5589 I...
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