That's interesting. One of many examples from history showing the dangers of building a town next to a "dormant" volcano.
I like that one a lot. It was one of those that I just saw on eBay with no bids on it and a reasonable price and I couldn't let it pass me by.
Yeah, it just came to me so I looked it up in Wikipedia. Seems like a French name though.
Actually I guess it wasn't Martinique that was destroyed. Now that's going to bug me until I remember. I know it was a French island.
Aren't Martinique coins really scarce? I believe Martinique was mostly destroyed by a volcano, so I'm sure that doesn't help.
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Here's some nice animals.
This group includes the always practical 15 cent coin.
Here's some of mine. This Barbados 2 dollars is a recent pickup and is one of my favorites.
I especially like the 1788 Barbados and the Bermuda crown.
I never noticed a save feature but I will definitely start doing that. And yes, I have started copying it with ctr+c so I don't have to do it...
I'm experiencing a lot of problems listing on eBay lately. Sometimes I'll get done typing a long description of a coin, fill everything out, hit...
I also don't understand how the ends of staples sticking out damages the coin inside. The only thing I've had it damage is the plastic pages when...
It doesn't seem to have a denomination on it, so it's probably not a coin. Maybe a medal commemorating his death or something like that?
He was the West German prime minister after WWII, so it's German. Beyond that I don't know.l
Thanks for all the help. On that jeton, since I don't speak French, can you give me any idea what that means? My understanding is that a jeton is...
This last one I think is Thailand. I've seen them on eBay but I'm not sure if that's right. I know it's either that or Tibet or somewhere around...
I have a few coins here that are outside my usual realm of collecting and I need some help figuring out what they are. The first is dated 1686. It...
The one on the left looks a lot brighter.
To maybe save you some time, if they aren't older than the 1930s or so or else made of silver, they are most likely not worth anything. Yes, there...
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