Wow! I drilled down into this and began reading the contemporary letters about coins. Actually only one so far, about sixteen nickel 5 cent pieces...
CoinCorgi - thanks for posting! I know you and your brother had a good time chasing those things. Being from Baton Rouge, I saw many of the...
Just left the usmint.gov web site and it shows the colorized version, coming soon.
I love those big Canadian Dollar coins. The whole canoe thing. Makes the coin appear to be in motion. I say go for it.
I loved that coin. Katanga. Bought it many years ago when I was young collector and the politics of all fascinated me. Thanks for posting.
I thought the same thing. Was surprised the mint considered that so long ago.
Some years ago while working in Canada, client pulled open the desk drawer and I spyed a bin of US cents, 5 cent pieces and asked "what is that...
Thank you for sharing these images. I noticed the earlier posts were in 2019 until today you added more. I watch the movie 'Kingdom of Heaven'...
Collecting Nut, thanks for posting this coin and starting this thread. I am not an ancients collector but enjoy reading posts on them. This thread...
Some few years ago, my work took me to Bangalore, India from the US. I was waiting on my driver to pick me up and was approached by a beggar who...
That practice of handling bills and change was taught to me by my father. Mom and dad had a retail store.
Wow, I appreciate seeing what a metal detecting find looks like from Norway! Thanks for posting, Leif Erik Johansen.
I too saw his quote of not wanting to lose a friend over this and was impressed by Southernman189. This is the kind of person who is becoming much...
I hope to make that one, living nearby. It will be nice to get back to a coin show.
What a thoughtful grandson. There is no way to value that coin for what it represents. Your two are both fortunate people.
When the SBA dollar first came out, I held one and commented to no one in particular "That's some ugly old woman", to which a woman replied "We've...
Oh man, I would have loved to have been nearby when that payday was handed over. In reality I guess it was paid in installments but thinking of...
thanks for sharing.
Siberian Man, thanks for taking the time to photograph your collection of this country's coins. I love the classic beauty of many of them and the...
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