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1,1,1-trichloroethane and trichlorofluoroethane are similar, but different, substances. They were primarily favoured because besides being very cheap, they were non-flammable, so could be used safely… (View Post)

As with any hobby in which there's a well developed established market with educated buyers and sellers, buying coins is a case of: - Nice - Cheap - Safe Pick two. You can't have all three.… (View Post)

Queen Victoria had nine children, all of whom survived into adulthood and married into various noble houses. Surrounding the Queen Victoria are four of her children, and their spouses: Victoria junio… (View Post)

To describe words appearing on a coin: Legend / Inscription. Though there is a technical distinction here: "legends" go around the edge of a coin, while "inscriptions" go across i… (View Post)

I have four Roman coins from "the time of Julius Caesar" (49-44 BC), but only one with his name on it. It's a bronze dupondius from 45 BC. The obverse depicts not Caesar himself but a … (View Post)