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Yes. "If it's too big to fit in a 2x2 I don't really want it". It's a mantra that lets me disqualify myself from having to buy certain types of fringe numismatica (primitive money, large me… (View Post)

On the discussion about he portrait, I would assume that no medal could have been physically struck without the bureaucracy's approval of the design, given on 15th July. So I would assume that the me… (View Post)

My assumption would be "Modern World Coins" - the Yeoman catalogue, in other words. My very battered 1980s edition of Yeoman lists this coin as "8b(9)". The 50 prutah comes in two… (View Post)

Ancient Roman, of the type known as "Late Roman Bronzes". More specifically, it appears to be Constantine the Great (CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG), reverse type GLORIA EXERCITVS (Glory to the Army)… (View Post)

Of course, since it's not hypothetical for me; I started collecting long before the Internet was public knowledge. The Internet has of course made things much easier. Back in the late 1990s - before … (View Post)