A 1961 Brilliant Uncirculated Cent in my collection. The picture’s not so perfect as grayscale, but the obverse’s Cecil Thomas portrait shows beautiful rainbow uncirculated looks.
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Malaya and british borneo 1961 5 cents (km#1)
суббота, февраля 4, 2012Bct 1955 50 cents
пятница, января 13, 2012 
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 …
Australia 1933 1 penny (km#23)
воскресенье, января 8, 2012 
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?
Spain 1964 25 pesetas
воскресенье, декабря 25, 2011 
A 1964 Very Fine Peseta in my collection. Features Francisco Franco, a Spanish Fascist leader. One of my favourite coins, this peseta is in Art Deco, and, like other Spanish coins, is very industrious.
A rare greek silver decadrachm of athens (attica), the only known fragmentary example
четверг, декабря 22, 2011 
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 467-465 BC. AR Dekadrachm Fragment (21.11 g, 7h). Head of Athena right, wearing single-pendant earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing facing, wings spread; [olive sprig and crescent to upper left]; …
George h. clapp microscope box (closed)
понедельник, декабря 19, 2011 
This microscope was owned by George H. Clapp (1858-1949), a cofounder of the Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA). He used it for his hobby, coin collecting. He had the lenses ground to his eyeglass prescription. Based on the serial number, we know it was made in 1924, and was likely …
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воскресенье, декабря 11, 2011
Prince henry of prussia syracuse ny medal
пятница, декабря 2, 2011 
Syracuse, NY medal honoring visit of Prince Henry of Prussia 1902 From article by David Schenkman in The Numismatist July 2008 p71
A unique greek silver tetradrachm of the bactrian king sophites, one of the most enigmatic rulers in central asian history
воскресенье, ноября 27, 2011 
Kingdom of Bactria, Sophites circa 315 – 294 Tetradrachm, Bactra circa 315-305, AR 15.75 g. Head of satrap r, wearing helmet with three olive leaves over visor and spiral palmette on bowl. Rev. SOFITOU Cock standing r.; behind, caduceus. Mitchiner –. Whitehead NC 1943, pp. 60ff (drachm). O. Bopearachchi, "Royaumes …
Commonwealth crown 1653
воскресенье, ноября 27, 2011 
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 …