I always liked your Charles V coin (the carolus). :)
The 1923/93 coin is a gold bullion coin about the same size as a British sovereign. Here are Turkish Mint figures up to 2013:...
By coincidence, this little item arrived on May 3, 2015 just before the Mexican holiday "Cinco de Mayo", which celebrates the Mexican Army victory...
I collected world coins when I was a kid in the 1960's but never managed to get one from Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, then a Portuguese colony off...
There are several threads here and on other forums discussing the rarity of women in numismatics. My grandmother was a coin collector, of US...
The question was answered on another forum. The tolerance for copper cents is plus or minus 0.13 from 3.11 grams, or 2.98 to 3.24 grams. Now...
I received this 1982-D Lincoln cent in change a couple of days ago. I save the copper Lincoln cents and know that in 1982 the US mints made both...
They are still around: https://www.ebay.com/itm/DC-SACHS-PURE-24K-GOLD-Limited-Edition-US-10-Banknote-/292265111724 :)
Posted before but another encased cent from New York's Stork Club: [IMG] Stork Club New York encased 1945 Lincoln cent Obverse and reverse:...
An interesting biography is Too Rich: The High Life and Tragic Death of King Farouk by William Stadiem. A fascinating story published in 1991 but...
This is the first "love token" that I have found in a movie. Love Tokens are coins which have engravings applied to one side. They were popular...
Not coin collecting? Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski isn’t planning to show up for the team’s voluntary offseason workouts, and he isn’t shy...
[IMG] "24-carrot gold?" "Where?" :)
Great article! I have had this Soter Megas coin since 2004. [IMG] Kushan Soter Megas (AD 80-100) Bronze Tetradrachm Obverse: Bust with radiate...
Is it a medal or a coin? I bought this little gem in 1981 for $340. [IMG] American Arts Commemorative Series one oz. gold medal - Mark Twain...
In May of 2017 I found two 1943 steel cents in the local Coinstar machine, one Philadelphia mint and one San Francisco. :)
Now entering the Twilight Zone of Numismatics with cup-shaped coins commemorating humbugs: [IMG] "Submitted for your approval" :)
Looking closer, I believe there is a "war nickel" in the second picture (in front of the quarter on it's edge). :)
The episode of the long-running American CBS television show "Twilight Zone", "A Penny for Your Thoughts", first broadcast on February 3, 1961,...
A personal favorite: [IMG] Devil's Tower National Monument Medal Bronze, 44mm, 50.94gm Obverse: Prairie dog standing - PRAIRIE DOG Reverse:...
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