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It was the only gold coin issued by a Canadian colony - assuming we're not including the British Columbia patterns. Other colonies in the British Empire issued gold coins in the 1800s, most notably A… (View Post)

Goloid was quite different from natural ancient electrum; electrum is mostly gold, with a bit of silver, usually around the 80:20 ratio. Electrum coins are typically around a 50:50 mixture; numismati… (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)

It's not a coin. It's not a "gaming token" either; it's not round enough for an amusement or arcade token. I'm not entirely convinced it's even numismatic in origin, though the design is cl… (View Post)