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Re: Can someone please help identify these coins?
The usual description of the reverse design in the catalogues is "soldier spearing fallen horseman", so both "fallen horseman" and "speared horseman" can convey which ty… (View Post)1 -
Re: Digital currency and coin collecting
There are two halves tot he OP's question. Yes, eventually. It might have to wait until the "cash is king" crowd die out, but assuming a New Dark Age doesn't suddenly descend upon… (View Post)1 -
Re: Smallest circulating coin of the 20th century
The "Panama pill" is the world's smallest milled or machine-struck coin. Smaller coins have been hand-struck, including a couple in the 20th century (such as the one posted by MasonG). (View Post)1 -
Re: Greenland
My favourite Greenlandic coins aren't proper "coins", but are tokens for the Ivigtut cryolite mine. Here's my 10 kroner token from 1922: Not only are the tokens super-cool looking… (View Post)6 -
Re: Need some help with this one.
I concur; it's a "jewellery imitation" of an 18th century Ottoman gold coin. They usually come holed, but this one isn't. Perhaps it was mounted, at that notch at 4 o'clock o… (View Post)1