Wow. That's neat. Just as there are silver coins still in circulation, I would imagine that these do still get deposited in banks, under similar...
PS- you could pop it in your mouth for a taste test, perhaps? :yack:;)
I would rather not speculate on the question posed in the title. It is fun to imagine where coins in our collections might have been, but just as...
PS- I suppose these will (or already have) made their way into the Krause "Unusual World Coins" catalog, as such private issues or "micronation"...
Interesting. I was unfamiliar with the region, and these pieces, but the "jumping trout and sunburst" motif is indeed quite lovely.
Thank you! I was too lazy to squint-the-squigglies and do the headscratching. I would have come up with it eventually, but for me, it would've...
Glad to hear David Connors is back. He and his inventory are a boon to the "budget" collector of ancients and older World coins.
Maybe you don't have the thrill of finding buried treasure (I can tell you from firsthand experience - that's a real rush), but you get the thrill...
Russia, 1 kopeck. St. Petersburg mint.
Fun to see one in any condition. Obviously, I've never owned one.
Anytime you want to look up a Krause listing, type your country, date, and denomination. Add "NGC price" after those keywords. Search. You...
[IMG] One day, the smith forged a hammer that was to be used at the mint. Everyone told him it was too big. Surely no one could wield such a...
The center coin is Ottoman. You're right that it looks Egyptian - Egypt was part of the Ottoman Empire - but in this case I'm fairly sure it's...
Mine is a pretty small collection - and the ancient portion of it even tinier - so I can actually fit all my current holdings (but definitely not...
I would have gone with... the one in your avatar! :P Seriously, though, that's a decent upgrade. But the "holey" was pretty doggone neat for...
*ahem*
A copper. United States: copper "Hard Times" token, C.D. Peacock Jewelers, Chicago, backdated "1837" (actually struck ca. 1902) [IMG] Now, for a...
I might try tumbling them in a rock tumbler with sawdust inside the drum, for a day or two.
Cool find. Not worth much, but fun, and a "keeper". Beats my oldest circulation find by 25 years. I found a well-worn 1909 Lincoln cent (no...
Whaaam! Man, that strike is like, ka-blammm! Look at the relief on that horse! I've never seen one so high up off the fields of the coin....
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