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Ancient depictions of Libertas (Liberty) on Roman coinage often use the cap, though she is never shown wearing it, since she herself was never the slave. The cap does not belong to her, but rather to… (View Post)

It's easy to find examples in the foreign coin series. Just look for examples of hyperinflation. Example: a German Empire silver 1 mark coin. A nice Unc example might cost you US$200 or so. The mark … (View Post)

Fundamentally, the reason why they call it "Mexico" is because the world coin catalogues they base their coin listings off have always called it "Mexico". Which simply kicks the c… (View Post)

Some collectors will care about provenance - even non-famous or unimportant previous owners - more than others. The people who care will add value. Asking "how much value" is like asking &q… (View Post)

Yet another interesting piece of numismatic history. B) I find it interesting the suggestion from Chairman Barnwell back in 1861, that, if Confederate coinage were to be issued at that time, rather t… (View Post)