It has to do with inflation because the value is fixed to a glass of beer (a commodity). Just like a gold dollar is always worth at least the...
I did find the silver coins of which you mentioned, but mine is copper, which I have not found.
[ATTACH] After reading the inflation thread, I thought this would be appropriate. These Germans were on the ball. If inflation ever got to where...
By the way the coin is 14 millimeters
I obtained this unidentified coin by accident. This is not my normal area of study. I have found a number of similar silver coins, online, from...
Good guess, but I checked and he is always pictured with shorter hair and a little differently. My first guess was George McClellan, who ran for...
Anyone have any idea about the two tokens? They are both blank on the back. The "carved" token is smaller than any US copper coin. [ATTACH]...
These tow tokens are attached to a 1865 3 cent coin. The two tokens are blank on the back. Any one have an idea who the guy is?
I checked the Rosa fakes from the Classical Deception book, but did not see it. I don't have physical possession of it right now, so I can't...
I am trying to identify this coin. It looks like it's from Syracuse/Sicily, but I can't quite pin it down. The face is also so good, that I'm...
FYI, Napolean Bonaparte was exiled to St. Helena by the British and died there about 1820.
In the late 1800's aluminum was almost a precious metal, because it's so hard to work with. I have seen jewelry, not considered costume, made out...
I have seen similar coins from Cilicia (southern Turkey, Syria area) from the Artuqids. Funny thing, along with violating the Islamic rule about...
They are "all that". I want a clay tablet with an IOU on it to really have the first money.
Very cool. Considering he was emperor for merely months, any coin of his is rare.
If it helps; the coin was collected in northern Turkey on the Black Sea.
While working my way through identifying a bunch of greek coins in an estate collection, I have found some coins not listed. The first is an...
I have been in the same situation recently. I am identifying about 100 greek and roman coins for a local dealer who only knows about US coins. I...
Interesting. It's also the first I have ever heard about sub Saharan coins that old.
The obverse looks like the style of Augustus, but the reverse really stumps me. The word ANNO is clear, the date in roman numerals is not....
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