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One other cool thing about the Philip II 1/2 real is that it has the Star of Lima on the obverse. Technically, it is the 1st Peruvian coin which has this feature though it isn’t publicized at all lik… (View Post)

I seldom see well worn Nova’s, so I question how extensively they were used in everyday commerce. They are rather plentiful in VF and finer condition. The Vermont coiners probably bought them up quit… (View Post)

I feel very confident in saying that the Vermont landscape coppers were in fact copied from the Nova Constellatio design. Remember that the reverses of the landscapes depict both blunt and pointed ra… (View Post)

Many of the colonials that are listed in the Red Book are coins that because of their dates and the “stories” attached to them, such as the North American Token, Continental Dollars, much of Washingt… (View Post)

If a collector wants to collect common coins that are in poor-1, then go for it. To each their own. Over the years, I have got a few kids as well as some grown ups into collecting coins. One thing th… (View Post)