It looks real, but given its heavily worn condition it likely has only face value.
A Lincoln 1926 cent does not carry any special rarity. Given it's pretty worn condition, you would very likely not make much from it. So on "worth...
Henry VIII debased his own coins. As the coins wore from circulation, copper start to appear on the coin's highest point, his nose. Some starting...
I sense a trend... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Someone apparently thought it was a scratch-off cent.
In my part of the world, I really only ever see US and Canadian coinage in change. If I had a nickel for every time I mistook a Canadian quarter...
My favorite will probably always be the Meiji (and one year Taisho) Japanese Dragon Yens. I can gaze at these for many moments. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I have had this Iranian mint set for quite a while (I don't remember where I picked it up). The coins all seem to have the year ١٣٧٢ or 1372...
The Numismatist ran an article on this 1838 Baron Spolasco token a few years ago. From what I remember, he was run out of town a few times for...
Very interesting. It would be fantastic to know the contents of Hal's original letter, perhaps to keep as a reference, because whatever it...
This article looks like it talks about the Sheldon photograph scandal (link to NY Times Magazine).
I bought a Plugable USB Microscope a few years ago and I've been pretty happy with it. They are on the cheaper side, so they may not stack up to...
1869 Uruguay 4 Centesimos [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] POSUI DEUM ADIVITORE MEUM = "I have made God my helper" (on reverse) England, Edward VI Shilling, Fine Issue, 1551 - 1553, tun mintmark
1913 Mexico 1 Peso [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
In the bottom left and right corner of each ticket are different Greek letters (Ε, Γ, Δ), so by that alone each one of these is unique. But yes,...
The 1967 goose is one of my favorite coins. I had not heard about the bullion piece. I also wonder what kind of premium they're charging. I really...
Eyeglasses, though crude, have supposedly been around since the 13th century, so he could be wearing glasses (though he probably isn't :p). As...
It's definitely Greek and from Greece. The letters are in all capitals. The upper left cross symbol is the coat of arms of Greece or "Hellenic...
I am innocent of collecting holey coins, but since this thread is about holey coins I will share some of my holey coins. They are indeed holey but...
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