I always appreciate and admire your contributions of deep and esoteric (to me) historical knowledge. Also, that mind trick thing is pretty...
I mean, in NYC car service coupons are essentially cash, so not a total let down :)
Thanks so much for the translation and historical context. I would have never though it was Schelm, the "c" looks exactly like all the other "e"...
Oh that reminds me, I have the 2012-2013 editions of the 1801-1900 and 1901-2000 books on CD which I don't need. I never even used them, yours...
Need this.
You can use the NGC price guide if you know what the coin is: https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/ If you're not sure where to start on a...
I'm aware of Austrian notgeld, though mostly notes rather than coins. I suppose those are very closely related to the German ones however. I'm...
Yes, Krause lists them in the general 1901-2000 volume as token issues, right after the listings for Belgium proper
There are only the last two numerals. If you look at the first photo where there is a "24" in a circle in the center. At about 10 o'clock just...
I have always felt a particular interest and curiosity towards the 1915-1918 series of coins made during the German occupation of Ghent, Belgium....
It's a silver 1/24 thaler, or 3 groschen, from Poland under Sigismund III. Can't make out the second numeral of the date clearly, but 1620's....
That guy would basically post coin photos that looked like Rorschach ink blots, then talk about how he saw odd things like Spider Man surfing on...
Thanks! The first one makes sense. Second one was particularly tough because the translation changed and still somewhat made sense if I moved the...
Vintage cast novelty, most likely was part of a set of other replicas of early US coins.
Didn't need to be, he was rich :)
Picked up a pair of these "love tokens" inscribed on German Empire coins. As is often the case, the straight technical translation from Google...
Zing! Quite the punch line and one that still gets a round of applesauce applause today.
Looks to me like it had a lot of pvc or other green stuff removed, leaving behind dark areas. Removed a bit too late unfortunately as the...
That's the basic trend I've been seeing and many other people have been discussing as well. Common stuff is soft, scarcer, higher grade and rare...
I am of the strong opinion that if you are not knowledgeable enough about something to the point where you are unable or unwilling to pay a fair...
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