Sweet! I collected British and English coins in a monarch portrait set back in the early 1990s. Though the collection went back to Norman times,...
PS- it might not be relevant to this particular case, but this classic, much-cited webpage is worth a read.
I don't think it's that ugly. I mean... it's a 1796 dollar, fer cryin' out loud! That is, IF it's genuine. I see some softness in the details...
And bacon. Don't forget. Bacon sammiches all around. @TypeCoin971793 - I'm sorry you got hosed, regardless of how much or how little you might...
I had a bronze Roman ring with a carnelian stone seal into which a capricorn was carved intaglio. I received it from an anonymous and very...
Victoria or maple leaves next. [IMG]
(Oopsie. Disregard. I moved this coin to Post #1078 above.)
Wow! Seven lions! I'll see your seven lions and raise you seven lions plus a really tiny Saint George slaying the dragon. (A detail which, I am...
Perfect CircCam, there! Continuing the Victoria or "multi-lion" theme ... [ATTACH]
Aye, don't feel bad, mate, 'cause it happened to me several times too. I was all happy when I found some 1812s in my archives, only to find that...
Yeah, me too. I wonder how long it took for someone to learn.
"An American in Paris", perhaps? The name "Frank H Green" sounds American, anyway. My hunch is that this a Victorian travel souvenir. It was...
Jersey. [ATTACH] Let's do Queen Victoria next, or any coin with multiple lions on it.
I agree with this theory. As to English engraving on French coins, I've seen it, even if you exclude the many trench art carvings done during...
It has an old cleaning - and a fingerprint on the busty part of the bust - but it has retoned decently and looks market-acceptable to me.
Oh, I know a thing or two about bottom feeding, believe me! That's not a bad Tribute penny at all, @Sallent! Here are the two I've had. Both...
Those French Overseas issues are lovely.
Yes. @SorenCoins- sorry for hijacking your thread.
Paper towel. This was before PCGS used that "sniffer" technology, though.
Interesting. Here in the USA I don't think we have ever demonetized any coin except the Trade Dollar. Someone will correct me on that if I'm...
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