I thought the half cent existed to make change for a 1/8 reale, which was worth 12.5 cents due to the "base 8" system (as opposed to our base 100...
The race car driver is cool.
Feel free to post a few favorites!
I couldn't find a thread like this so I figured I'd start one. Some of these pieces are pretty interesting. Here's a couple [bad] photos of mine:...
If you start on page 974 and read further, someone was able to get a $500 bag of Ikes. And it seems like Loomis can deliver them, as opposed to...
None of the boxes of coin we order has anything to do with banking services. But we're customers and the teller are helpful.
Alright, been 11 years since I last discussed this, but let's see if we can get this jump started again. Original conversation is found on page...
Weekly box of nickels, 1 war nick and some modern foreign. Better than nothing. [ATTACH]
Welcome to CT. I suggest starting your own thread in the coin chat or US Coins forum.
I'm late to the party, but that was a nice find you got there. Did you ask if they turned in other denominations? I would have bought all rolls...
I mean, looking at the reverse, it's clearly a penny inserted into a machined out pound coin.
That's interesting, only ever seen it as Brittania in Latin.
There is a perpetual Coinstar finds thread in the CRH forum.
What's the story with "DRITTANIAR"?
The nickel is damaged. I'd value that collection in the $5-6 range if sold privately (i.e. a coin shop would not be interested).
Proofs and business strikes look wildly different. I suppose you'll just get used to it. Proofs are struck multiple times with polished dies....
This 1994 set appears unopened and intact. Unopened sets in the mint lenses don't usually tone (as far as I've seen) and if you don't need...
Well, a 1964 proof set looks like this: [ATTACH] However, that almost looks like a more recent mint-issued proof set lens. But maybe not. Either...
It does say Nebraska on the note.
What's the slab say?
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