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Well, the Greek and Roman coins should also qualify as "European". I believe the "first coins on the European continent to have ANY date written with Roman numerals" would be the … (View Post)

Actually, it does say it was a half eagle. It literally says it was a "half eagle, then being a species of gold coin current in the state of New York". This is a legal document where the ex… (View Post)

It does depend on what you mean by "actual date". If you mean the AD calendar date, then the answer is simple: the oldest-AD-dated coin is from Roskilde, Denmark, dated MCCXXXIIII (1234). I… (View Post)

Technology is not inherently good or bad. Technological innovations are morally neutral; how human beings apply the technology generates the moral issues. For me: Pros: - More access to coins to purc… (View Post)

I go to coin club meetings four times a month. So, four times a month, I'm rummaging through the collection, looking for items to bring to the clubs for show-and-tell. Then, once every couple of… (View Post)