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Mexico: 10 Pesos Sun Stone 1992-Present:

Sun, 20 Jan 2019 22:52:23 +0000

I recently found a$10 peso with no date at all anywhere on the coin. Does anyone know what I have?

Ships:

Thu, 09 Aug 2018 11:37:46 +0000

Isle of Man. UK. has 5 Viking ships on different 50 pence coins along with Gibralter £2 and 50 pence coins of different years. Not forgetting the UK £2 - Mary Rose coin.

Photos: Help

Sun, 24 Jun 2018 02:51:54 +0000

What do i do about checking it out

Photos: 1941 Canada quarter under the us 1979 D Washington quarter

Sun, 24 Jun 2018 02:51:03 +0000

I have found a 1979 D Washington quarter over a 1941 Canada quarter

Sacagawea Dollar: 2000-2008:

Thu, 24 Nov 2016 02:38:57 +0000

These are the designer initial TDR for " Thomas D. Roger Sr"

thanks for the Question!

Sacagawea Dollar: 2000-2008:

Wed, 23 Nov 2016 23:55:08 +0000

What are the three letters on the reverse, just right of the letter R and below the eagle's tail. Who or what do they represent or signify?

Israel 5 Lirot (Pound): 1978-1980: Type 2 Value

Tue, 10 Nov 2015 21:43:18 +0000

There is not a lot of collector demand for Israeli coinage so prices are low. I've seen uncirculated pieces sell around $2 and extremely high grades for around $5 and as high as $7.

Israel 5 Lirot (Pound): 1978-1980:

Tue, 10 Nov 2015 18:04:38 +0000

I have the type 2 1980 20th anniversary 5 pound piece in a labeled coin protecting pouch. Was wondering how much it is worth?

Ships:

Sat, 26 Sep 2015 15:32:13 +0000

Thanks for putting this list of "coins with ships" together. This list is exactly what I was looking for—two thumbs up!

Israel 5 Lirot (Pound): 1978-1980:

Thu, 09 Jan 2014 03:31:28 +0000

I have, I believe well over 100 of these coins that I am willing to part with and I live in New Jersey. If anyone is interested please don't hesitate to contact me.

U.S. Philippine Half Centavo: 1903-1908: Very Questionable

Tue, 24 Dec 2013 12:14:31 +0000

The bill that commissioned (authorized) coinage and the search for a coin design was not signed by Theodore Roosevelt until 1902 so having a coin with that year is questionable. I am by far no expert on Philippine coinage but the timing seems to be off, if I had to guess you have a very good modification from a true coin minted 1903 to 1908.

Without seeing the coin there may be another possibility. Is it the exact same coin design, legend, size, and weight? If not it is possible that it was a trial piece that was used during the selection process by the U.S. Mint.

U.S. Philippine Half Centavo: 1903-1908:

Tue, 24 Dec 2013 11:03:52 +0000

I have a nice clear 1902 half penny centavo filipinas that I can't find. they say 1903 was the first year. got any news for me?

Zambia 5 Shillings: 1965 First Year Independence: Designer corrected

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 21:32:53 +0000

Thank you Phil,

I confirmed the Stillman accreditation and changed the reference. I love the story on the mix up in names and Stillman's reaction.

Zambia 5 Shillings: 1965 First Year Independence:

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:25:59 +0000

Hello,

In 2010 I corresponded briefly with the English numismatic artist, designer and sculptor, Norman Sillman. He is correctly credited with designed the reverses of Zambia's pre-decimal and first decimal coins. Because I had never heard of D.A.H. Byatt, I asked if he knew who he was. Mr Sillman was amused to hear that Mr Byatt was supposed to be an artist. In fact, he was merely a cvil servant at the Royal Mint, which in those days was still based in London. Mr Sillman told me that he himself most definitely designed the Kaunda portrait, of which he is very proud. I forwarded Mr Sillman's words to the Standard Catalog of World Coins, and they changed the name of the designer of the Kaunda portrait to Norman Sillman, both in their catalogue and on their website, Numismaster.

Forum Thread: Re: Trying to create new pages

Wed, 02 May 2012 09:06:42 +0000

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Forum Thread: Trying to create new pages

Tue, 01 May 2012 16:55:07 +0000

OK I tried as you told me, but the page is blank, so if I type the text you'll have to do all the formatting - and while you're at it, possibly correct my language errors, as english is not my mother tongue. Moreover how to send pics ?

France: 1 Franc 1898-1920 Sower: French coins

Tue, 01 May 2012 10:02:50 +0000

The help would be greatly appreciated! There are few sites dedicated to French coinage. As far as creating pages, if you can type then your in, I can help with special edits and formatting. There is a box at the bottom of the left menu (Add a New Page) just type in the name of page then click the new page button and give a test run to see how hard or easy it is. Remember you have to be logged in to do this.

France: 1 Franc 1898-1920 Sower:

Tue, 01 May 2012 08:13:39 +0000

Hi Ken,
I would be glad to contribute to your site by creating new pages about French type sets, if it is easy to do and does not take too much time ;-))

France: 10 Francs 1965-1973 Hercules:

Tue, 01 May 2012 07:57:40 +0000

After that there was a silver 50 F Hercules (1974-1980) and a silver 100 F Pantheon (1982-1988… for circulation, there were more up to 2001 but for collectors only). So France did issue silver circulating coins pretty late, despite the price of the metal. Of course, those coins did not circulate much, but were preferably thesaurised. Tons of them are now foundable on the market, so their value is not high, except keys such as the 50 F 1980 (mintage 100 000, present value ca 120 $ ) or the seldom 100 F 1996 (mintage 2000 only, present value ca 1000 $).

France: 1 Franc 1898-1920 Sower: Re: French Sower & US Liberty

Tue, 01 May 2012 00:34:12 +0000

Thanks for the feedback lutecium94 and welcome to the site!

19th & early 20th century French sculptures have long influenced coin design and were inspirational to so many artist of that time.

The page is actually dedicated to a specific type of coin and not so much the Sower design. I agree the design has been used on different denominations & compositions over the years and it would be interesting to see how the design has evolved to accommodate new composition (like nickel) and modern high speed coin presses with lower reliefs. Unfortunately my coin write-ups are limited to what coins I actually have and can take photos of (I make it a point not to pirate pics).

Currently I am working on coins of Mexico but have made a note revisit this topic as you have piqued by interest :) The cool thing about this site is it is very open and by being a member you have access to change any page or even create pages. It really is for collectors to create as much info to share with other collectors.

Hope you enjoy the site & thanks again for the idea,

Ken