I appreciate the help on the last question, here is a follow up. Coins including ancient Roman ones, were inset into silver pieces, quite early...
Evidently I was writing at the same time as the last answer. I think what I said, and I am not sure it was right, was that Elagabalus was the...
Those who voted for Augustus win. I didn't think I would be the one answering this question. Which shows sometimes you can be too close to a...
I am researching Roman Emperors images on antique German silver this is on a spoon from Augsburg c. 1730. I have done some research and the first...
I am not an expert on coins, and was a modest collector of early gold and silver medals. So this is my opinion only. First I have the same medal,...
Yes fairly sure. Of course at that time spelling wasn't an exact sience. The other most likely possibility would be Rosier, which was a common...
I meant Orleans France. Of course I knew there was a mint in Carolingian times, but I am not sure there was one in the early 18th century.
I was hoping someone could tell me when the Orleans mint opened. Family history says an ancestor of mine Michel Rozier was the Marshal of the...
Most early silver collectors don't use the term "spoon collector" which would more often refer to someone who collects souvenir spoons. Most early...
The reason some pieces of "coin silver" are so expensive is that people often collect pieces from certain states or regions. The most expensive...
I find the reaction on this site curious, and unexpected. Solid silver made in America before 1860 is often called “coin silver” as it was often...
You're not butting in; as a matter of fact the piece will remain as is. Most of the pieces I have made from coins are far more valuable than the...
The mint letter is D, does that mean Lyon?
The back edge of the coin is mostly visible. Where and what would the mint mark be? As for the numistmatic value, silver solder cannot be removed....
In my business, antique silver, coins are often used to make or decorate silver items, and rarely induces feelings of sadness. I could really bum...
Sorry even with the stone, it isn't heavy enough for a paperweight.
Here is hoping 4th try is a charm.
I uploaded a picture 3 times, pressed the all done button and nothing happened. Any hints.
This is a long shot, but I thought maybe someone might have seen something like this before. It is a Louis XIV 1/12 ecu 1660 fastened by four...
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