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That's just the way it's oxidized. I have one of these coins, sitting in a 2x2, and it has done very similar the last time I took a look at it. Might have had something to do with the packa… (View Post)

I can't recall if I've shared my origin story on this forum, so here goes. It was 1980, and I was 8 years old in Australia. I collected postage stamps, mainly because my big brother collect… (View Post)

You've made a slight typo, which may be twisting your translation effort. The motto is "ITA RELINQUENDA UT ACCEPTA", which translates to "Leave it as you received it" or &quo… (View Post)

It's a "Reyes Catolicos" coin of Ferdinand and Isabella. These coins are very often copied, due to those monarch's links with Columbus, so I suspect this is one of those copies. I… (View Post)

Here in Australia (where we don't have a coin similar in size and composition to a US penny, and where smashing a current coin of the realm flat is illegal anyway), the tourist sites that use th… (View Post)