Hi! I need some info. I'd always assumed Krause Publishing had physical basis to list proper colonial pesos (portraits, or bustos of...
TRIVIA: African American on USA Coins I found this post on "TRIVIA: African American on USA Coins" interesting and have nominated it accordingly...
I'll try to rein it in, next time, heheh. I do tend to go on and on... sorry about that, lol. h.
Great post! :) We have to be careful though: the early Renaissance was characterized by a profound interest in Classical antiquities, an...
TRIVIA: First Numismatist! I found this post on "TRIVIA: First Numismatist!" interesting and have nominated it accordingly for "Coin Talk Thread...
Heee heee..... I seem to recall one tale, wherein the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Buckingham were guests of King Felipe IV in Madrid....
May your wife never read your post, lol. I dunno about the OP. I guess I'd favor the obverse no matter what.
Great stuff. Strictly speaking though, excelentes were an older, and gold denomination. Spanish numismatic scholars hold that the cincuentines...
Hi! I'm trying to finish some research, and I need to verify the possibly-misspelled name of a Paris-based planchet manufacturer, "Exguer &...
Better (very) late than never... LOL "1993" refers to when the Bangko Sentral (Central Bank) was established anew, July 3rd to be exact. As...
Excellent call.
You guys are insane. LOL.... :)
Great trivia! I'm late to this thread... but here goes :) The coins were also known as the "resellados". While the matter of sovereign dignity...
Hi Clinker, :) Yes. I had been pointing to 1. Documentary (official) evidence of which design face is to be considered the obverse on the...
:) Yes, but I understand that even in the late 1800's-Philippine context into which these U.S. Territorial coins were unleashed, the...
Hi, Aidan :) IIRC, that is merely a convention adopted by numismatists who wanted easier display/organization of mounted/album'ed specimens...
Hi. The Manila Mint operated from 1920 to 1941. It did not ever reopen after the war, as the building (formerly the Intendencia, being only...
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