It is a novelty piece. I like how it has a sense of humor and says "Fine Brass" instead of "Fine Gold".
Azores: copper 5-reis coin of Maria I, 1795, overstruck on 1776 Portugal 3-reis [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
I initially was at 45, looking at the sharpness of the reverse (eagle's feathers, etc). But looking at the obverse, I amend my guess downwards to...
Indeed. Nice one.
Christian religious figure other than Christ: St. Stephen on Metz gros, hand of God above. [ATTACH] Next, silver coin with contrasting grey...
Nice coin, but I wanna see and hear more about the light box when you put it into action! Lighting seems to be my coin photography Achilles heel.
Might as well keep the RR streak goin'... [ATTACH]
RR no Roma obv [ATTACH] Next, another Ceres or another curule chair.
Nice haul of silver! Any site that produces Barber coins is a pleasure to hunt!
No different than the BN, RB, or RD abbreviations you'd see on a modern slab label. PCI just spelled it out.
They look like the Shell Oil presidential collection tokens. The original series of promos began in the late 1950s, I believe. There must have...
Nice finds!
This was from an old Registry set I had 17 or 18 years ago. I was using a flatbed scanner for imaging at the time, so the picture is kind of...
Germanicus [ATTACH] Next... Roman Imperial coin with portrait of someone who was never an emperor, empress, or caesar
Whoa! Great grab! I'm assuming it wasn't in the labeled 2x2 holder when you found it?
Norway, 50 øre, 1941. KM #386. They're fairly common, but fun to find in bulk lots. Also relevant to World War II history, as Norway was under...
Got any other Asclepius, Hygeia, caduceus, or medicine-related coins? Post 'em! :)
For a mere €15 ($16.31 USD), I just couldn't resist this handsome little 2nd century bronze featuring Asclepius, who seems quite appropriate in...
You could end up writing another book if you go far enough down the research rabbit hole! :) I often think of coins in more aesthetic terms- as...
The ideal look on a circulated Morgan dollar, in my opinion. That one would have fit perfectly with the album I was playing with two years ago.
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