The chart above is also in the Hartill book mentioned earlier, along with a lot of other charts and information. For pre-modern Japanese coins,...
I'm not trying to fault him for not talking about his WWII service, I completely understand why he wouldn't, especially considering his station....
My grandfather was too young for WWI and too old for WWII, so he saw no action. But I do have a Great Uncle who served as a Staff Sergeant in the...
It appears to match this one. Here is the text from the French site comptoir des monnaies: Louis XIV, Chambre du Trésor Royal, Jeton, Feuardent...
I don't think I've ever purchased a numismatic item in hopes of future fortune. The odds seem pretty slim on a big jackpot for anything clad. Come...
Isn't the Filet-o-fish made mostly with cod? I thought I read that somewhere.
What can anyone buy with a cent these days??! I'm guessing it was in a pile of change. Such are the risks of gifting coins. Not everyone wants...
Interesting thread. I had similar experiences in my own area. Three monthly shows occur with such regularity - I wish my body had such regularity...
The Hartill book is called "Early Japanese Coins" and serves as the only really decent recent English reference for pre-Meiji Japanese coins. It's...
The first one is no Japanese piece that I'm aware of, but the other two look like pre-Meiji pieces, meaning that they were probably created before...
That's a fantastic James I gold piece, thank you for sharing. He's also the James of the King James Bible and for that reason many people choose...
Sure, there are always some exceptions, but they are pretty large outliers, the pocket change equivalent of winning the lottery. One can spend a...
I have not purchased a coin since buying the Apollo 11 commemorative online. That was back in January, which makes for quite a dry spell for me....
I only have Euros from friends who live in EU countries - when they visit me I always ask for some. So, yes, I collect friends' pocket change....
Is this a trick question? :D The 1986 stands out like the pictures on the Monty Python skit "Spot the Looney." Plus, isn't that one a clad?
Like most things from the Vatican, it's all in Latin. Sanctus Pius X = Holy Pius X or Tenth (Saint Pius) Salus Populi Romani = Salvation of the...
I have heard that the modern 1 Yen Japanese coins are one of the few coins that can float on water if placed gently. They are aluminum and, as...
MS 64 Taisho Dragon 大正三年 1914 [IMG] [IMG]
Why not bring back the half cent? They would have to mint them out of meringue to see a profit. And maybe not even then...
My time had not yet come when the memorials arrived. I'm not even sure that my parents had yet met. But I grew up surrounded by them so they...
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