You recall correctly, RickieB. :) But I didn't have lunch with Doug. My guess is someone else who hasn't been around in a while: Old Dan?
Netherlands zinc 5 cent, issued during the war. [img]
Here's a Netherlands 1914 5 cent that caused all sorts of design problems. Hoitsema (the mint master) and Wienecke (the designer) didn't get...
This does seem to be a Prinsjesdag medal, as Christian mentioned. I found a recent Dutch auction listing a similar medal at an opening price of...
That's a great bit of history, Sheila. Did you already have a hoard of sixpences to hand out to the class? Here's a link for computing the...
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He posted retaliatory feedback claiming that the buyers didn't understand the reserve process. Now all of his listings are BIN only. The whole...
Peru. I knew I was missing something! That was fun. Thanks, acanthite.
Aside from the more glaring problems, I'd be a bit skeptical of a seller who claims to have a fortune in coins and yet recently purchased repro...
When Philips engineers were developing the compact disc, they used the Dutch 10 cent as a mask for the center hole. It was the smallest commonly...
I went on a stapling frenzy to put circulated duplicates in 2x2s until I figure out what to do with them. Three staples. My flatclinch stapler is...
Thanks to all of you for your help. The world of bullion is utterly foreign to me. I'll pass your recommendations/knowledge on to my brother.
Thanks, Horvath. That 20% below spot business made no sense to me, but then few things do. I think your suggestion of $13 or $2 over spot is...
My family has the following silver coins: 50 Maple Leafs - 1989 50 Maple Leafs - 1990 200 Libertads - 1985 Still in mint packaging and...
That's an amazing coin. I can't contribute diddly to the grading, but I know it's from Enkhuizen. The mintmaster's last name was Knol, Dutch for...
I'm wondering about the Wintermist Knewbie Knockabout. "Welcome to our group. Prithee stumble through the fog whilst we smite you with...
YOWZA, as the Flemish would say. :hail:
That's another lovely one. I seem to remember that you're putting together a collection of 1/4 talers?
I'm not familiar with the San Jose coin community, but both San Jose and Palo Alto have well-established coin clubs. I think they have junior...
mintage: 4,114,000 0.9030 silver .7859 oz. ASW weight: 27.0700 g. Now you need the "does it look genuine?" answer...
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