Apparently envy isn't green after all. Its the color of toned-silver and has a picture of a Scottish king on it. ;)
Amen. But let's stop, before it get political. And locked.
American space exploration is, in my opinion, an IDEAL candidate for a commemorative coin! But: 1 - The design is atrocious. There's no...
1200, then reduce the image down to 25%.
Tombac is a yellowish metal, nickel looks like a US nickel.
It all started with US coins and the 'need' to have one of every date/mintmark. But when I started getting into ancient coins, I realized that,...
Not the best reference, maybe. But certainly a great gallery for Legionary coins. This is the best web reference for later Roman coinage, bar...
There are coin books going back to the 16th century.
Or a petty Czech noble travelled to the French court and brought this back as a gift to his wife.
I was drawn to the first Marianne, but the background is just a tad too busy and I don't like the way her cloak blends with the rim. I also liked...
I was in exactly the same scenario last summer. I went with a raw Edwardian half sovereign. I didn't think it was worth it to pay the extra money...
Say hello to everyone for me, Hobo. I couldn't make it this summer. :-(
Cabinets with velvet trays were also very common.
I wouldn't mind purchasing one of these Ground Zero pieces myself.
Wow. BU for a grade? What's next, "NGC - Shiny"?
Chrisild - are you saying that a vendor will sell a real coin as a replica? Completely ridiculous. (But hypothetically possible) But you are...
Eboracum was not a major Roman mint (it may have been a minor one under Caruasius and Allectus, but I'm not sure). It did mint coins from the...
#4 is a sovereign type penny of Henry VIII, minted at Durham under Archbishop Tunstall, Spink 2354, 1530-1544.
The only country I know of that you may have problems with is Cyprus. I've bought from France, Italy, the UK, and Germany without any problems.
All three were from the vcoins dealer Ephesus Numismatics. Their lower-quality stuff is a little more than what I'd pay, but their high-end stuff...
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