Entry Post - Id like the 1951 2M from W Germany - I have recently gotten into learning about West German Studio Art Ceramics, and this is...
You did well - these will have a combined retail of around $100 (I am a dedicated foreign coin dealer).
Although there are overdates on this series, this particular example is displaying die deterioration / chips / cracks. No premium, and not listed.
Either acid or ground, either way, it is a damaged coin, and is not an error.
IMO it would just squeeze by with EF.
Entry for either the Cappadocian or the Phrygian... both are very appealing!
Charlton is the standard ref for Canada - it comes in 2-volumes (one for circulation coinage, and another for RCM collector issues) plus another...
These various 'foreign' coins of good silver were countermarked to make them current for circulation as 5/- (Crown) and fractional thereof coins...
Although it is unusual, the nature of the error, and the condition of the note mean that although definitely more than face, the value will not be...
They are offset serial numbers - a sheet of notes which had numbers applied first was over-inked, and when this note's sheet was printed it exited...
Looks good to me.
entry post - I have always been a sucker for these German States minors, and think that this one will gradually go a lovely satiny-mahogany in tone.
I have the gold $5 - I don't generally like modern issues, especially not commems, but this one just 'hit right' for some reason. I bought it for...
Extremely suspect in every way - I suspect that these are the same individual, and that they are playing the 'why would anyone ever fake a damaged...
These, as well as other 'model' coins were produced by Joseph Moore of Birmingham from the 1840s-70s. These coins were meant to be more practical...
This series (1d, 2d) of copper coins, struck in 1797 by the Soho mint on new steam presses became known as 'Cartwheel' coinage owing to their...
Nice example, these Pennies circulated extensively, and certainly come much worse than this... Now you just need its big brother ;)
Agreed with above in this particular case re them being counterfeits (for me the lathework looks all wrong), but just dropping a note that heavily...
The above 6d is made from .925AR (sterling silver). Yours will be Cu-Ni, as the currency was debased following both World Wars - firstly to...
Very difficult to say - my personal preference is for the off-cantered example, and I believe that dedicated collectors (using the Haffner guide)...
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