Just a small note: The 5 centavos ceased production after 2002. Great history!
I was just reading more about the seal on Wikipedia. Apparently both versions are true. It started as the Aztec religious symbol and was later...
Interesting info about the meaning of the eagle and snake. I always thought it was just based on the Aztec legend of the founding of their...
Interesting info. One of my ancestors was supposedly a Hessian who switched sides, but I've never been able to find any evidence of it. All I know...
I don't know for sure, but I feel like the soldiers may have been paid by their own countries. I think the British hired the mercenaries from the...
Thanks for the tips. I'll check out the links.
Let me just start by saying that I know that cleaning coins is a mortal sin and sends people straight to purgatory. But even so, if you look at...
Here's a New Zealand dollar I've had for awhile and an Isle of Man coin I just bought tonight. I also have a Polish 2 zlote with coins on it but...
Great, thanks for the feedback.
It's actually harder to find dealers who do care about foreign coins. Last week I was on vacation in Florida and I stopped at a shop to see what...
That's the best I can do. My camera is designed for long distance shots.
These two coins are in holders marked uncirculated, but I'm always skeptical of brightly colored bronze coins. Still, maybe they are uncirculated....
Portugal was a big player in the world for a long time, and their coinage tends to celebrate that history, which is part of what I like about...
Thanks, I see it now. Is that Szechuan Province?
Can anyone tell me what this is? I can't find it in any of the places I thought I'd find it in Krause. It's a large coin, about the size of a...
I think Portuguese coins have really nice designs but they don't seem to get much collector interest.
I've noticed that on the British pennies you mentioned and always wondered about it. thanks for the info.
The best thing to do in my opinion is find a dealer who has a bin of foreign coins where everything is 25 cents or thereabouts and just look...
Yes, most people who stay in the area are people who flew into O'Hare or who are in town for conventions like this. There are a few hotels just...
As someone said, Rosemont is not Chicago. It is probably at least 20 miles away and is a town mostly made up of hotels, restaurants and stores....
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