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I would disagree with the statement that they are "good times for collectors", generally. They are indeed good times for some collectors - specifically, for investors/speculators, for deale… (View Post)

Prior to the invention of coinage, people in what is now western Turkey traded in electrum nuggets, which were of a fairly consistent fineness so value could be determined based purely on weight. The… (View Post)

I have seen them posted on the forums before, but I don't think anyone posted a definitive ID. Best guess is play money? (View Post)

Barbados was a Franklin Mint flag back in their heyday, though actual circulation coins were struck in London and/or Canada. I doubt we will see any change to the coinage as a result of the governmen… (View Post)

To elaborate a little further: it is a coin known generally as a "Late Roman Bronze". We don't know exactly what the Romans called them, as records from this time period concerning the… (View Post)