http://coinappraisalguide.com Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:57:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The penny coin was the third smallest denomination of the Irish pound at 1/240 of a pound. At the time of the coin's introduction it was described as "most frequently used by the women of the house and by the children", this description today would almost certainly lead to accusations ... http://coinappraisalguide.com/2008/11/20/irish-penny-coin-28/ The Broad was a British coin worth 20 shillings (20/-) issued by the Commonwealth of England in 1656. It was a milled gold coin weighing 9.0–9.1 grams, with a diameter of 29 or 30 millimetres, designed by Thomas Simon (also called Symonds). The obverse of the coin depicts the Lord ... http://coinappraisalguide.com/2008/11/20/broad-british-coin-25/ The Kronenthaler was a silver coin first issued in the Austrian Netherlands (see Austrian Netherlands Kronenthaler). It contained one ninth of a Cologne mark of silver and was thus equal to the Reichsthaler of the Leipzig convention. After the Austrian Netherlands was occupied by France, several German states (Bavaria, Baden, ... http://coinappraisalguide.com/2008/11/20/kronenthaler-21/ The silver Three Farthings (¾d) coin was introduced in Queen Elizabeth I's third and fourth coinages (1561-1582) as part of a plan to produce large quantities of coins of varying denominations and high metal content. The obverse shows a left-facing bust of the queen, with a rose behind her, with ... http://coinappraisalguide.com/2008/11/20/english-three-farthing-coin-17/ The Broad was a British coin worth 20 shillings (20/-) issued by the Commonwealth of England in 1656. It was a milled gold coin weighing 9.0–9.1 grams, with a diameter of 29 or 30 millimetres, designed by Thomas Simon (also called Symonds). The obverse of the coin depicts the Lord ... http://coinappraisalguide.com/2008/11/19/broad-british-coin-24/ This article is about paisa, the coin used in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan. For other uses, see Paisa (disambiguation). A paisa (pl. paise) is a monetary unit currently equivalent to of a rupee or Bangladeshi taka and is used in several countries, including Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. Variant ... http://coinappraisalguide.com/2008/11/19/paisa-35/ The sextans was an Ancient Roman bronze coin produced during the Roman Republic valued at one-sixth of an as (2 unciae). The most common design for the sextans was the bust of Mercury and two pellets (indicating two unciae) on the obverse and the prow of a galley on the ... http://coinappraisalguide.com/2008/11/19/sextans-coin-25/ The design of the Israeli 10 agorot coin was briefly a subject of controversy. In a press conference called by Palestine Liberation Organization chairman Yasser Arafat in Geneva, in December 13, 1988, he claimed that the obverse design of this coin incorporates a map of a "Greater Israel" that "goes ... http://coinappraisalguide.com/2008/11/19/10-agorot-controversy-22/ Merry Rainbow is a popular coin-throwing game in penny arcades and video arcades in Hong Kong. Usually a token coin is thrown instead of an actual piece of currency, and the thrower can win a prize if he/she is able to make the coin fall onto the designated areas of ... http://coinappraisalguide.com/2008/11/19/merry-rainbow-21/ 50 cents may refer to 50 subunits of currencies where the subunit is called a cent. Note that some of these currencies may not be dollars; see cent (currency) for complete listing. Normally 1 main unit is divided into 100 cents, making ½ main unit equal to 50 cents. But ... http://coinappraisalguide.com/2008/11/19/50-cents-21/ The stuiver was a coin used in the Netherlands until the Napoleonic Wars. It was worth 16 penning or 8 duit. Twenty stuivers equalled a gulden, which made the stuiver the Dutch equivalent to the shilling. After decimalisation of Dutch currency, the name "stuiver" was preserved as a nickname for ... http://coinappraisalguide.com/2008/11/18/stuiver-21/ The Coin walk is a type of coin trick in which a coin is flipped over the fingers to create the illusion of a coin walking across the back of the hand. It is one of the most famous coin manipulation tricks. It is also known as the coin roll, ... http://coinappraisalguide.com/2008/11/18/coin-walk-24/ In Coin collecting, brockage refers to a type of error coin in which a side of the coin has both the normal image and a mirror image of the opposite side impressed on it. This is caused by an already minted coin sticking to a die and impressing onto ... http://coinappraisalguide.com/2008/11/18/brockage-26/ The twenty pence coin, which features the horse (an Irish hunter) that was on the half-crown coin that was produced for the Irish Free State in 1928, was introduced on October 30 1986. This is first Irish decimal coin that was of a different size to the corresponding decimal British ... http://coinappraisalguide.com/2008/11/18/irish-twenty-pence-decimal-coin-27/ The design of the Israeli 10 agorot coin was briefly a subject of controversy. In a press conference called by Palestine Liberation Organization chairman Yasser Arafat in Geneva, in December 13, 1988, he claimed that the obverse design of this coin incorporates a map of a "Greater Israel" that "goes ... http://coinappraisalguide.com/2008/11/18/10-agorot-controversy-21/ The bes was an Ancient Roman bronze coin produced during the Roman Republic. The bes, valued at two-thirds of an as (8 unciae), was only produced in 126 BC by C. Cassius in combination with the dodrans, another very rare denomination which was valued at three-fourths of an as. http://coinappraisalguide.com/2008/11/17/bes-coin-23/ The one pound coin was introduced on 20 June 1990. The design is of a red deer, by the Irish artist Tom Ryan, and based on photographs taken by Sean RyanThe Wild Red Deer of Killarney, Sean Ryan, ISBN 1-902011-09-0 of red deer from the Irish national deer herd in ... http://coinappraisalguide.com/2008/11/17/irish-one-pound-coin-36/ The Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) is a third-party appraisal service for grading rare coins. It determines the condition and authenticity of each coin it grades to provide consumers with an independent knowledgeable rating on which to judge the coin. It was founded in 1986, and is located in Newport ... http://coinappraisalguide.com/2008/11/17/professional-coin-grading-service-32/ Commemorative may refer to: Commemorative coin United States Commemorative Coin Commemorative issue - a special edition of a book, magazine, or other item released around, or in memory of, a special event or occurrence. Commemorative stamp Commemorative plaque http://coinappraisalguide.com/2008/11/17/commemorative-21/ The sextans was an Ancient Roman bronze coin produced during the Roman Republic valued at one-sixth of an as (2 unciae). The most common design for the sextans was the bust of Mercury and two pellets (indicating two unciae) on the obverse and the prow of a galley on the ... http://coinappraisalguide.com/2008/11/17/sextans-coin-24/