Nice magnifing glass,,,,that should work very good for you....:yes:
Wow..........590 tons of Republic coins,, That alot of coins. Well Siggi ,,,,You don't have to hold your breath....I think you should collect all...
Here are some pictures of a steam drivin coin press from the 1830's from the Philly Mint. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
This one is a 1842 German made coin press that's in the Copenhagen Mint in Denmark. [ATTACH]
This one is one of my favorite [ATTACH]
Here are a few more from the Royal Mint. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here are some postcards from the Royal Mint in England. I think these are pre-1920's [ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH]
That was a very interesting film,,,,Thanks a whole lot for sharing it with us,,I started collecting pictures and old prints of coining machines...
I seen that movie,,,,The one i seen was made in the 40's,,,It was about a little old man that made 1 dollar notes that drove the secret service...
I just did a search on ebay as well as on other sites and your coin might just grade at NGC as a AU-Detail grade from what I just seen. Here is...
Thank you Bruce for all that info,,,,,I didn't know you were that much involved in these counterstamp coins,,,,,,Very impressive.
Maybe this dealer should change this name to....... justnosense,, because he relisted the coin without making any changes.......This dealer should...
I like the ebay dealer name......justgoodcents,,,,,,Meaning..Stay away........LOL
Oh with out a doubt......and you might as well add a extra zero for good measure and let them really think they are getting a good bargin.
I know,,,,, It's one nasty looking coin
I have seen plenty of ebay sellers trying to pull a fast one on others,,,,But this one didn't have the sense to erase the price of the coin off...
Very cool counterstamps Bruce. I can see why you collect them. Many of them have interesting history and tell amazing stories of by gone days....
Congrad's Mark....... They did very good. Now your on you way to putting a Kingdom set together.
Gee ......Thanks Siggi,,,,,,So when are you going to ship all those 1940 2 Kronur's to me.....LOL
Don't use the Goo Gone,,,,It might mess up the slab. I had the same problem a few years ago,,,What I got was a product called ...Slab Renew and...
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