Apparently these were unpopular when issued, likely for the reason you have pointed out. Apparently, there was a contemporary verse that summed...
This looks like the kind of coin where you can throw away the catalogue. A proof in NGC-PF63 brought $43,125.00 in September 2011 - see...
Superb coin!
Here is a 1775 5 kopeks from Siberia. The photo does not show it very well, but there is still some mint red remaining in the protected areas of...
There is this one from your link:...
Thank you. The coin is not for sale - I just like it as an example of Renaissance portraiture. Your friend can likely find one as nice (or even...
My memory is off. I dug the coin out & got a friend to take pictures for me. It is a Galeazzo Maria testone as Duke of Milan, but a different...
Renaissance coins and medals are the cream of modern numismatic collecting. Congratulations on your amazing collection.
I have a testone of Galeazzo Maria Sforza. It is not for sale but I could try to get photos of it if that would prove helpful. The example...
Perhaps not, but his coin certainly is.
NGC's latest newsletter offers support for your observations. A number of prominent dealers offer their comments on the coin market. Here is a...
Beauty might be in the eye of the beholder, but I think you would hard pressed to find someone who could honestly say that is not a most...
Pffft! Whatever. I see no relevance to your ASSUMPTION about what I might have said or not said at some point in my life. My views about things...
1. My comment was not directed to "United Statesians". It was directed to you. 2. "wannabe genius" ---> ad hominem 3. No-one suggested...
I believe the rising prices are due to the rapid expansion of the money supply by central banks around the world. This money has not gone into...
The 1 stotinka bears a strong resemblance to USSR coins of the same era.
There are auction results for both base and precious metal DPRK (North Korean coins on the web, some in PCGS and NGC slabs....
I believe you are referring only to US coins, which are a subset of American coins. American coins are any coins issued in America, which...
Back in "the good old days" you could sometimes cheaply obtain interesting coins from dealers who considered anything that was not a domestic coin...
"Selling to a collector is always going to net a higher price, because you cut out the middleman." Yet, in many auctions, lots will often sell to...
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