I started a checklist for large penny-sized coins long, long ago: https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/comment/4713870/#Comment_4713870 Love...
Fascinating! Was this part of a series on military installations or just a local dealer in Sierra Vista who made this?? If you know of more of...
Really nice! French silver from this period can have some brutal adjustment marks. Those really aren't bad and the overall circ cam look is great.
That's some really eye appealing wear on the bust side. Almost artistic in how it left remaining definition!
I've always been attracted to these. Thing is, these aren't exactly the sort of thing you just stumble across - like a "foreign whatzit"...
I love that design! It's one of the iconic types of the late middle ages. Always reminds me of this one too, from Milan. This example is...
Great write up! Thanks! Here's James Brooke in 1863: [IMG]
Oof. Just got my first eBay alert. Someone claiming to have more than 10 available... at $219 each!!
Thanks! Great stuff! There are some questions I have that aren't answered by the dry catalog format. For example, why did they strike duits in...
Excellent! Thanks for the pics inside! That seems to be the one :)
This is a great thread! I used to have great success using a cheapo Canon point & shoot camera and a desk lamp with Reveal light bulbs. Axial...
Thanks! I haven't been able to see what the Delmonte contains. I did just find a catalog of provincial coins from 1555 to 1806 that claims to...
I'm not as familiar with Dutch coinage but keep finding myself drawn in. Is there anything like a Red Book for Dutch coinage out there? I found...
If you're curious to see some of the coins, this is the place managing the excavation and they have some more pictures. They also have a blog...
Good catch, thanks!
Oh definitely! I wanted to see them in person. It's the customs note that gave me a chuckle. I wonder if the "made in China" bit is more intended...
My curiosity got the better of me. I ordered some notes from a seller based in China. The listing insisted FOUR times that they don't sell copies,...
Another handy add-on is Fireshot. It lets you save entire pages on the web as an image. It makes for a handy way to keep a record of all your...
This is a souvenir or novelty piece modeled on the revolutionary 5 lire with imaginary legends. As often as this coin pops up in "whatzit"...
The third one is from Pudukottai in India. It is an "amman cash" and was struck in Birmingham between 1889-1906. Fairly common. The fourth is...
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