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Re: What year did you start collecting?
My grandparents lived in Chicago in the 1950's and in 1955 took a two-month trip to Western Europe. I was seven years old then and my grandmother gave me some French coins she brought back. I was fas… (View Post)4 -
Re: Mauritius - Coins from Tropical Islands in the Indian Ocean
Two more Mauritius coins: I just had to get one of these: Mauritius 10 Rupees 1971 - Independence and Dodo bird Copper-nickel, 35.0 mm, 17.44 gm Probably the best reverse design: Mauritius Half Rupee… (View Post)1 -
Mauritius - Coins from Tropical Islands in the Indian Ocean
In the mid 1960's I collected world coins and owned the book A Catalog of Modern World Coins by R. S. Yeoman, seventh edition, published in 1967. There was a island country in the book named Mauritiu… (View Post)5 -
Re: The OFFICIAL COINSTAR FINDS THREAD
Today, a US copper cent 1981 and the winner, a 1946-s dime. :) (View Post)4 -
Re: Just another random sestertius thread
Identifying this coin has turned into an adventure. I bought this coin on Ebay in April 2007. The seller only described it as a "Antoninus Pius Sestertius". Roman Empire Antoninus Pius Sest… (View Post)1