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If it's an Oddfellows-related piece, perhaps the mystery word is some kind of office, rank or title within that organization. (View Post)

I am doubtful that this is true. Source? The Spink catalogue does not mention this happening. The Coincraft catalogue, which tends to go into detail concerning such mintage oddities and anecdotes, al… (View Post)

Unfortunately, that's probably because the Greek letters are indecipherable. My transliteral reading of the quasi-Greek lettering would be, starting from the top, "F X AWSWETh ChII EWDMS X"… (View Post)

You can replace every instance of the word "colonial" in the OP's post with "mediaeval", and the post is still 100% true. There are times, in the history of numismatics, where the… (View Post)

This once again highlights the folly of relying on Coinflation's calculations of "scrap metal value". Coin collectors/hoarders/investors are competing with scrap metal merchants for the low… (View Post)