John Conduitt ✭✭✭✭

TPGs have a lot to answer for. Damage is fine. It should make a coin proportionately cheaper, of course. But it's not the binary nonsense the TPGs instill in moderns collectors. Yes, I will usually g… (View Post)

They didn't have enough silver (because of various conflicts), which is why the Bank of England countermarked Spanish coins. They also couldn't make bronze coins a size that would properly represent … (View Post)

They say on them what they are: D N VALENTINIANVS IVN P F AVG (Dominus Noster Valentinianus Junior, Pius Felix Augustus; Our Lord Valentinian II, pious successful emperor) REPARATIO REIPVB (Restorati… (View Post)

Nice ideas. You could combine the first two as they aren't mutually exclusive. Cats would be tricky as there aren't many - maybe the odd lion - and lots of people like animals, so what there is would… (View Post)

Also none in 1968-1970 or 1972? They often stop when there are enough in circulation. (View Post)