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Hiddendragon replied to the thread My collection of 200 banknotes from around the world.

Like you I collect coins but occasionally dabble in the foreign currency but don't know anything about value. I'd say if you got these...

Hiddendragon liked Tall Paul's post in the thread World Coins: Your Newest Acquisition!.

Picked these up at a recent Stack's auction. I just thought they were interesting and will fit neatly into my trade token, exonumia, and...

Hiddendragon liked Johnny Cache's post in the thread World Coins: Your Newest Acquisition!.

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Hiddendragon liked Milo W's post in the thread Junk Bin Jackpot ~ 58 coins for 6 dollars!.

That isn’t even all the silver I found either, I found two US Philippines silver dimes as well but they were quite unsightly, but silver...

Hiddendragon replied to the thread Junk Bin Jackpot ~ 58 coins for 6 dollars!.

Junk bins are always worth looking at. I've made thousands of dollars through the years reselling coins I got for peanuts from junk...

Hiddendragon liked Milo W's post in the thread Junk Bin Jackpot ~ 58 coins for 6 dollars!.

Here are the 58 best coins from my last two coin store visits. The coins were priced by the pound, averaging to around 10 cents a coin!...

Hiddendragon liked yarm's post in the thread World Coins: Your Newest Acquisition!.

BHM 527, Union or Ireland and Great Britain, 1801. 48mm by Kempson and Kindon. [ATTACH]

Hiddendragon liked alurid's post in the thread What is this?.

Here is some I found. https://www.angelfire.com/or2/uscoins/stories/bungtown.html https://www.pcgs.com/books/garret/chapter05/6

Hiddendragon liked Hus.thaler's post in the thread What is this?.

Look for "Evasion Halfpenny" or similar.

Hiddendragon replied to the thread What is this?.

Thanks for the info. Is there another name for these or way to describe them? "Bungtown half penny" doesn't return a lot of matches on...

Hiddendragon liked johnmilton's post in the thread What is this?.

There were many counterfeit British half pennies in circulation in American and in England. The government simply did not issue enough...

Hiddendragon liked gmarguli's post in the thread What is this?.

Minted in Bungtown (Barneysville), Rehoboth, Massachusetts around the late 18th / early 19th century. Apparently there was a copper coin...

Hiddendragon replied to the thread What is this?.

I never heard of such a thing and Google isn't telling me a lot. Can anyone tell me a little more about these?

Hiddendragon liked gmarguli's post in the thread What is this?.

It's a Bungtown imitation Halfpenny featuring George II. Obverse says "George Ruled" and reverse says "Britain's Isles". It's listed in...

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What is this?

I thought this was a 1771 British half penny but then I noticed what looks like "Isles" on one side, and that was weird so I Googled...

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