Cyprus 13- CYPRUS: 1/4 PIASTRE, KM1.2. Size: 21 mm. Composition: Bronze. Mintage: 72,000. Comments: Tough denomination for 1901 Cyprus. I never...
Ceylon (Sri Lanka) 10- CEYLON: 1/4 CENT, KM90. [IMG] (NGC MS63 BN) Size: 14.3 mm. Composition: Copper. Mintage: 216,000. Comments: Purchased raw...
Canada 05- CANADA: 1 CENT, KM7. [IMG] (PCGS MS64 RB) Size: 25.5 mm. Composition: Bronze. Mintage: 4,100,100. Comments: Acquired in a trade from...
British Honduras (Belize) 03- BRITISH HONDURAS: 25 CENTS, KM9. [IMG] (Raw F+; borderline VF) Size: 27.5 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.1728 oz....
British Guiana (Guyana) 02- BRITISH GUIANA: 4 PENCE, KM26. [IMG] (Raw VG; minor nicks and marks) Size: 19.5 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.0560...
(I excluded the KM12 Australia 1/2 sovereign. These were struck in Proof only in 1901, and are prohibitively rare.) AUSTRALIA 01- AUSTRALIA: 1...
[IMG] I assembled this collection from 2001-2013 and have since broken it up, though as of mid-2017, I still have the ex-Terner 1901...
(7/6/17 updated thread here)
I was referring to that silver proof piedfort in the OP, of course.
Great Britain or 1789. [IMG] From a certain well-known former collection of mine. ;) [IMG]
Y'know, I actually like that. That is a modern coin I would enjoy having. It is quite handsome.
You could try the rubbing alcohol. And I'll be a contrarian to @ldhair's sound advice - just this once. I think if you're very careful, you...
Ha! There, in a nutshell, is yours truly.
Some of us have deeper pockets than others, for sure. ;) But it ain't just how much is in your pockets, it's how you spend it that counts. I've...
@dadams - thank you for sharing that, my sage, bibliomaniac friend. When you originally posted it, I had no idea it would prove so useful to me a...
OK, @Sallent and others: y'all had a subconscious influence on me. My trigger finger got itchy. It hovered over the mouse briefly - hesitantly...
Yes, I believe @Sallent's piece subconsciously influenced me. I think I searched the "Saladin" spelling on VCoins and came up with a few...
Belated response to @stevex6 (when are you coming back?): I find those non-English medievals to be rather refreshing to see, actually. Some of...
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