Coin appraisals

A picayune was a Spanish coin, worth half a real. Its name derives from the French picaillon, which is itself from the Provençal picaioun, meaning “small coin”. Besides being used in Spanish territories, it was also a common coin in the south of the United States, and the name has sometimes been used for the […]

Not much is known of the frontier game of Indian or Wheat. It is thought that the first appearance of the game was in the 19th century by prospectors of California hoping to pass the time after a long day. The game slowly made its way westward through trade routes, though it never […]

The two pence coin was the third smallest denomination of the Irish pound which was decimalised on Decimal Day, February 15, 1971. It was the third of three new designs introduced all in bronze.

The coin was designed by the Irish artist Gabriel Hayes and the design is adapted from the Second Bible of Charles the […]