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Not around during the Hagia Sophia's construction, but in time for one of its earliest collection-plates, maybe...

What I think is a big copper follis of Justinian I, Sear 163, coined at Constantinople in a year corresponding to 539-540AD.

If anyone else ever wondered whether Italy’s gold 20-lire (“Marengo”) had its nickname appropriated by the Italian Republic’s aluminumbronze 20-lire of 1957-2001, the answer, apparently, is no… ------------------------------------------------------------ Too bad, maybe, that the Republic’s new 20-li...

Vielen Dank, heiheg...

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Can anyone please say whether this triangular hole is an official cancellation of some sort?

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My notebook entry for the 1950d pfennig. Corrections are most welcome. Please. --------------------------------------------------------- x: The Länder pfennigs of 1948-49 morphed into the new Bundesrepublik coinage beginning with the issues of 1950. The Wirtschaftswunder (“Economic Miracle”) was und...

Another DM replaced by a better grade coin, now headed home for redemption. --------------------------------------------------- Sometimes, with date-collecting, new knowledge creates new meaning, or changes it. A couple of months ago, for instance, I probably would have looked at this 1956d 1-DM and...

I was using a 2016 Redbook the other day and noticed a material mistake in the reported mintage of the Philadelphia 1943 steel cent. I chased it down and found the mistake continues today, so I thought I'd give anyone who depends on this famous book a heads-up. The on-going typo renders the mintage...

[quote="Mynter]...Being noted and quoted by the author of a dictionary could of course mean that the word had been in use for some time before it was recorded. [/quote] Absolutely right. I remember years ago browsing the Addenda of new words that was a part of the 1933 (I believe) edition of the Oxf...

Mynter hat geschrieben:According to Kueppers " Woerterbuch der deutschen Umgangssprache ", Pfennigabsatz was first noted in 1955, so we are talking Wirtschaftswunder.

Dang. Back to earth. But many thanks for the quick, solid answer.

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in english: stiletto heel Exactly what came to mind the moment I read Mynter's "stacked up ofennig coins." ------------------------------------------------- I know it's summertime and fun is plentiful, so replies, answers and comments are appreciated, but none are expected. For my own part, I hope ...

Mynter hat geschrieben: "Pfennigabsaetze "

Could I please have some help with this one? My online translator seems to be afraid of it.

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I had not seen your post on the "falsche Fuffziger" (and the related reading) until tonight. Wow! Perfect. But I got deep into it and I see it's now(!) 0400 and my wife will kill me for sure, so I'll quickly note the following and then try to slip into bed undetected.... Groschen, payphones and the ...

For folks interested in American 1-cent pieces, I note the issue--in something of a surprise--of a circulating commemorative in the Lincoln series. All 2017 Lincolns coined in Philadelphia carry the mint's "P" mintmark--first (and so far only) time ever in the 226 years of the 1-cent series. The one...

A question. Adding an entry to my notebook this afternoon I noticed the British sixpence and the American dime being used in identical fashion. I’m wondering whether any German small coins have found their way into the wider culture as below, to mean either a bargain store, or a short distance. x: T...

My eyes were a lot better 20+ years ago, or maybe I had a lot more imagination—or both—but back then I had the nerve to identify the coin below as an example of Sear 159. Weighs 17.85 grams, with a diameter of 30.3 mm. (Any corrections, as always, are most welcome.) Justinian I—Justinian the Great—c...