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Thanks to @finn for reminding me about Romulus and Remus:   This commemorative bronze (330 to 335 AD) was issued to celebrate the transfer of the seat of the empire from Rome to Byzantium. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Last call for the contest!  |
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Additional extra points:
Gold, platinun or palladium----=3 points.
Silver-------------------------=2 points
Other--------------------------=1 point.
Hologram,color,crown size------=2 points
The winner! Arkie,the floor is yours ...congratulations  Thanks to all perticipants. |
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Arkie,the floor is yours Congratulations!  |
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Here is a Confederate $10 bill.  It states: "Two years after the ratification of a treaty of peace between the Confederate States and the United States of America, the Confederate States of America will pay Ten Dollars to bearer/ Richmond February 17th 1864"   This is gun money, issued by James II in Ireland during his war with William and Mary. (One of my all time favorite junkbox finds!) It is a promise to pay a silver half crown to the bearer once James II defeated William and Mary. Competition: First match wins (date not important) Other James II gun money denominations Other wartime coins in common metals promising repayment in precious metals (extra credit if they were redeemed in precious metals) Other wartime coins in common metals representing a coin that ordinarily would be issued in silver/gold/platinum Until Wednesday evening |
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Going to watch from the bench. |
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I think I only have one Septimius Severus "Limes denarius" in bronze or low grade billon Rev: Parthian captives under trophy  Original:  The series of extremely well-made denarii in base metal are called Limes denarii (limes = Limit, border). Ancient sources do not mention them, but they do not show signs of being regular counterfeits. The leading theory is that they were a form of military scrip, used by soldiers in or near enemy territory; if the worst should happen and they fell into enemy hands, the enemy would not have thousands of pounds of Roman silver at their disposal to buy weapons, mercenaries, etc. Supposedly, the soldiers would be able to bring them home and exchange them for regular silver. This won't get me any more points, but I'll never not share it! Japan 1 sen, c. June - August 1945 Made of baked clay, because even tin couldn't be spared anymore  |
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I have wartime coins, but nothing pronouncing an exchange for PMs. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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04/09/2019 03:58 am
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...OK, I'm not sure if this thing even qualifies. But it's the closest I have. Sorry for photo quality. In 1654, together with the start of the Russo-Polish war, Alexey Mikhailovich of Russia tried to introduce a new monetary system. Specifically, he had new silver coins made in denominations of 1 and 1/4 ruble, and copper coins denominated 1/2 ruble, 10 kopek (possibly - there are records, but no extant examples are known), 3 kopek, 2 kopek... and 1 kopek. The larger denominations proved unpopular, the silvers hard to make, and the coppers too easy to counterfeit, so everything larger than the 1 kopek was discontinued shortly after. All of those are rare today. The kopek, however, continued to be made in copper right up until the Copper Riot of 1662 - however, after 1663, issuance of the old silver kopeks continued. (I'm not sure if I have one of Alexey's post-1663 silver kopeks; they're hard to tell from pre-1654 examples.) For what it's worth, I was unable to find any evidence that those copper kopeks were actually wartime issues, as opposed to being the product of a reform that just so happened to coincide with a war. But I can't think of anything better for this topic anyway. And yet again - sorry for photo quality. (And for coin quality.)   Tsardom of Russia, Alexey Mikhailovich AE wire kopek, ca. 1654-63 11x8 mm, 0.4 g It's probably possible to attribute it more precisely (perhaps to the mint?), but I don't feel like dealing with the catalogue at the moment. I won't get an exact type anyway; the obverse is too badly gone for that. |
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January1may... interesting writeup and nice coin.
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Quote: Participation points! |
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Quote:Going to watch from the bench. Enjoy it jbuck!  |
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Quote:Enjoy it jbuck! Nom nom nom.  |
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