Great coin. Have you gone onto Italian eBay and checked to see if these Italian error coins pop up. I do buy coins on Italian eBay but I'm...
Glad this thread was revived, very interesting info on the long lost silver date restorer from many years ago called "Nic-A-Silver" some believed...
Well done, can you share the back story on this coin being in your family for 4 generation's.
Right now our US Dollar is fairly strong vs the Euro. One Euro equals $1.10 American and I remember when that exchange rate was much worse for...
Well, if I had that much money to only spend on coins and nothing else. I'd travel in Italy to find all the super rare coins of Sicily . Attend...
As long as the bidders know that there's auction bid manipulation going on , then I guess it's all good.
Is there any truth that some of these large auction houses like Heritage engage in shill bidding with their auctions.
I collect mainly Sicilian and Italian coins and King Charles III of Spain, that we see on these 8 Reales coins, was King Carlo III di Borbone of...
Thanks for letting him know we are concerned about him.
Good to hear
I remember him saying he had health issues, I hope he's OK. We miss him.
Okay, here we go. The year was 1968 and they had announced that the deadline on turning in silver certificate's was up and me and an older friend...
When it comes to 100+ year old Italian coins, eBay is by far the best place to find them. Pre-Unification (1861) Italian States coins is what I...
Nice find, was it on eBay
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How did that happen ?
I also see people bringing to the Thrift Stores, Grandma's old silver plated flatware that she received on her wedding day. That stuff must have...
The Franklin Mint also turned out some legal tender coins for different countries years ago. They had some excellent people working there making...
They are beautiful proofs and it would be a shame to sell them for melt. Check to see if there are any on eBay and what they are selling for....
The Southern Italian King on this coin was "Ferdinando IV di Borbone" and he was the son of King Charles III of Spain. Next to him is wife Maria...
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