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TSA =Thessalonica mint, 1st officiana.
The "Letters" on the amphora appear to me to be the single letter B (Beta),and probably represents what in Roman coinage would be the second...
Whigs hated Jackson for many reasons. His policies sometimes were more about personal vendettas than wisdom. For instance, much of his...
Doubtless the allusion is to the French Revolution of 1830, known as "Les Trois Glorieuses," "The Three Glorious (Days)." But those days were...
I have always viewed these as circulating in place of suddenly scarce change, but I was curious about the significance of "les trois jours" on...
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Yeah, I can see JFK, but I think it looks more like the old image on Cracker Jacks boxes. The one on the left may be his dog. Pareidolia is...
I would put them in better display. Yes, the original would have been nice, but already the original is damaged, and the original is allowing the...
Perhaps the best explanation then is "drunk puncher punching."
You may well be right. It's much more than just that letter that is doubled, however. Much of the word "LEWISTON' below the date shows at least...
I don't know much about this one except what is written on it, and that it is one of the few doubled dies I own (at least, I think it is). One...
I'm pretty sure my son's cat was killed by the Chinese cat food. Shortly after his cat died they recalled the cat food.
I agree. I would guess, given the short reign and the difficulty of travel, he may well have been dead by the time the coin got to Britain.
I had a student a few years ago tell me another student had got a counterfeit quarter at the lunchroom. I asked how he knew it was counterfeit....
What did she think was funny about the dime?
I do hope everyone understands this means soak the coin. Sitting around soaking yourself in acetone overnight might be bad for your health. :)
I am no expert at all, but I would want to know for sure whether it was genuine. It definitely looks like an 8 Reales, and it seems to have an 8...
According to my old Krause catalogue, it is Emperor Ch'ien-lung, 1736-1795. As Hidden dragon said, turn it counterclockwise 90 degrees. The...
Anchors aweigh! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Hasmonean Kingdom. Alexander Jannaeus. Half prutah (lepton) Jerusalem mint. Legend between rays of star with...
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