
A 1962 Fine Centavo in my collection. I might have regret buying this "beauty" at the flea market.

A 1962 Fine Centavo in my collection. I might have regret buying this "beauty" at the flea market.

artist, numismatist, and occasional master counterfeit, nicolaus seeländer (17th century; hanoverian)

This gold Quarter Guinea coin dates from 1718, during the reign of King George I (1714-27). The coin is just 15mm in size! On this reverse side you can see three shields representing Britain following the Act of Union in 1707 and a shield representing the Duchy of Brunswick and …

A couple of years ago, before horse photography took over my life, my daughter and I were heavily into coin collecting. Not to get rich for sure, just to see as many country’s worth of coins we could collect. We soon realized we really enjoyed coins with animals on them …

Silver 4 pence from the year of the Glorious Revolution – the first and last time in British history that a King and a Queen reigned jointly with Parliament On the other side are the heads of William of Orange and Queen Mary. MAG.BR.FR.ET.HIB.REX ET REGINA 1689 Which I think …

A 1961 Cent in my collection. What an odd coin! My first square coin which was more popular during George VI’s reign; Ceylon, India, and other namely countries had the same shape and size.

A 1952 Uncirculated Franc in my coin. Very large and thick coin here. The size was originally supposed to resemble the 5 Francs, which too were made of aluminium. The coin today in reality is worthless but nominally is priceless. Or more like 2 bucks.

Commonwealth (1649-1660) crown, silver coin, dated 1653 with Sun mint mark used from 1649 to 1657. Obverse ("heads" side): Shield of Saint George’s cross with wreath around, Sun mint mark above followed by the legend in English: THE . COMMONWEALTH . OF . ENGLAND . Reverse ("tails" side): Joined shields …

A 1933 Very Fine Penny in my collection. Features Edgar Bertram Mackennal’s George V design. Somehow, just somehow, I like the reverse of the coin. It may not be much, but it’s very regal, right?