Judging from the pictures, and your statement that weight, size and silver content test are OK, I also concur that this coin appears to be...
Your are right, Christian. I was racking my brains for the the correct translation for Fürstentum, but was too lazy to look it up in the...
Nice coin, minted just one year after the end of the civil war. I like it in spite of the light cleaning - I do not see hairlines so i guess it...
Hi gbroke, Here is some background to the coinage of the German Reich: I hope this will help explain the coinage of Imperial Germany. When...
That is an interesting story willieboyd2. Thanks for sharing. Impressive proof 2 Mark you have there, Collect89, and an interesting design....
I think forum member gbroke got me infected with his enthusiasm for these coins.... Went to a local coin show over the weekend and there was a...
Here are my two U.S coins dated 1909:
A very special coin as you say, Mat. Congratulations on finding this interesting and rare issue.
The bust resembles more that of Domitian, Vespasian's son. Depending on its weight it could be a sestertius, or an as of Domitian. The Figure on...
Mat, Chris, Randy, thank you all for your comments. I am a fan of interesting reverse, specially architectural types. This one is quite nice....
Here is a sestertius of Nero depicting a triumphal arch on reverse to commemorate military campaigns in the east. I believe this coin was...
I like your coin, and I am not overtly bothered by the stains on the reverse. I tolerate stains (as opposed to spots) more on copper than on...
I agree, nice coin Mat. You sure are coming up with some good ones, one after the other. What is the significance of the half moon upon which...
Glad you found it useful, bahabully. As you rightly note, dealers here do not much discriminate among the various degrees of uncirculated. You can...
Hi bahabully, here is one site which specializes in german coins and is very popular. It's a german version of vcoins. Most of the dealers are...
Stempelglanz is the german term for a coin which never circulated, showing full mint bloom (Glanz) and no visible defects. It is as good as it...
FWIW, the german coin magazines value this coin in Stempelglanz (brilliant mint state) at 10 Euros. It is a very common coin in a common series,...
Thanks guys. I started collecting ancients prompted by a denarius of Vitellius I found metal detecting. This really got me going, and i tried to...
The difference lies in the edge device: in one variety it carries edge lettering, the other has a floriate design. Edge lettering seems more common.
Marshall, did you follow this interesting 1796 Draped Bust cent which ended a short while back. I was hoping not too many people would notice it...
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