I agree, AU+, but very dull .....cleaned?
As I've said before on other coin sites, I use 3" D-ring binders with heavy covers. I also use 1 1/2 X 1 1/2 holders, where you get 30 to a page...
A great pick up. Had it been certified or was it raw?
As I've said before, I use 1 1/2 X 1 1/2's rather than 2X2's. You get 30 to a page rather than 20. I always leave one of the 5-space lines open...
I had 1000's and 1000's of foreign coinage, about 75% Canadian, and1825-1925, but some 18th century, but nothing later than 1950. I had, at one...
The bills to eliminate the penny have to do with who is on it. Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky lay claim to Abe Lincoln, and with those votes out,...
As a US'r living in Ontario since '97, it's tough to get rid of Canadian currency ... you have to go to a Federal reserve Bank, but they don't...
The CoinsandCanada site is a good starting point for varieties and errors, but realistic comments/descriptions are many time less than optimum....
To me, the OP's coin doesn't look like the others that were included later (cert'd ones). The OP's coin seems to have an apostophy where the...
All I can say is WOW!
Entry post. I have very few proofs and this would be a nice addition .. the year that I started school.
From the photos on this and the CCF site, I answered that the 2 lire coin looks inset into the Mussalini shell, like a magicians coin, but without...
From your pics, it looks like the 2 lire coin is inset into the Obverse. It's like a magician's coin, except one is inset into the shell of the...
Yep, die deterioration doubling caused by worn dies. Similar to mechanical/mechanical doubling in looks.
I recommend the Haxby book by whitman, but many use the annual Charlton guides.... same as the US Red Book.
Been doing coins a long time(over 40 years) and always used Charlton, but the new publisher not as good as when Bill Cross was there plus the book...
This article is a month old, but didn't see it in the archives: https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/11795/kentucky-hoard-civil-war-coins/
Very interesting article from the BBC about missing coins. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-66094057?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
A neat story:...
To me, it doesn't look real. Look at the edge/rim if it is supposed to be the numista link.
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