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Ancient Chinese "cash" coin Americans, when asked about coins with holes in them, probably picture the old Chinese "cash" coins which are featured so prominently in Chinese-style decor. These coins had a square-shaped hole in the center, with Chinese characters around it. The United States has never had a coin with a hole in it, so it's not something we're used to seeing. Plenty of other countries, however, have had one or more of this type of coin (known as "holed coins" or "holey coins")…

Most nickels are only worth 5 cents, but some are worth up to $3.7 million. That's right — 1913 Liberty Head nickels could be worth millions.

PERU 1699 8 ESCUDOS PCGS 62 1715 FLEET GOLD DOUBLOON PIRATE TREASURE COIN RARE CHARLES II 8 Escudos in Mint State PCGS 62 from “1715 FLEET!” This fully Encrusted / Sediment LIMA Struck Gold Doubloon is simply incredible cob is exceedingly Rare in both Gra

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THE DEADLINE for spending your old one pound coins has now passed. The old round pounds had become an easy target for forgers, prompting the introduction of the new “counterfeit-proof coin…

David Vagi, ancient coin expert, discusses the exciting opportunities of ancient coin collecting

16 Rare Pennies of the Twentieth Century 1. 1908-S Indian Cent 2. 1909-S Indian Cent 3. 1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent 4. 1914-D Lincoln Cent 5. 1909-S Lincoln Cent 6. 1922 No "D" Lincoln Cent 7. 1922 No -D-

ca.119-122 CE Aureus Issued by Hadrian: (obverse) Head of Hadrian Gold Diam. 1.9 cm Context:Minted in Rome, RIC II 109. Inventory Number:18204275 Lender:Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.

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Augustus. Gold Aureus (7.7 g), 27 BC-AD 14. Lugdunum, 2 BC-AD 12. CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE, laureate head of Augustus right. Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

I have a 1922 Peace dollar, I have been reading about the High Relief and Low Relief and I got confused. Please explan the differnce between the Two....

early English silver pennies, circa 730AD

A scallop-edged coin from the Bahamas Despite what we are used to here in the United States, coins do not have to be round to be minted and spent. I've previously discussed square coins, but an even more common shape is the scalloped coin, which has a wavy edge that goes all the way around the coin. The name comes from the distinctive wavy shell of the scallop, a sea mollusk similar to a clam. This coin shape may also be referred to as wavy-edged, flower shaped, or sun shaped. Coins with 8…

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