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Trivia time: Although the coin is very often depicted in this orientation, the Zeppelin depicted on these coins isn't supposed to be flying horizontal, but pointing upwards slightly. The true up-down… (View Post)

A "roll", for practical purposes, needs to come up to a full dollar amount if possible, provided that doing so was not too unweildy. Thus, you'd need 50 2 cent pieces to make a $1 roll. Her… (View Post)

The denomination is usually spelled "tetrobol", and the city is usually spelled "Byzantion" or Romanized to "Byzantium" - the city which would eventually become re-made … (View Post)

Even in a country like the US where "finders keepers" is the general rule for finding lost treasure, there are recognized exceptions. You can't go digging around a Civil War battlefield or … (View Post)

When copper oxidizes, two compounds can form: copper(II) oxide CuO, which is black. And copper(I) oxide Cu2O, which is red. Under "normal" conditions of a coin in circulation you typically … (View Post)