Gem and Mineral show

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by randygeki, Jul 12, 2015.

  1. Nicholas Molinari

    Nicholas Molinari Well-Known Member

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  3. randygeki

    randygeki Coin Collector

    Got a neat matrix today

    Devonian matrix with Trilobite Kainops invius
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  4. JBGood

    JBGood Collector of coinage Supporter

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    Metacanthia prepared by Jeff Hammer

    If any of ya'll plan to attend the show in Tucson this year give a shout! I plan to be there January 27 thru Feb. 3.
     
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  5. randygeki

    randygeki Coin Collector

    If it's the same people that come to Flag. look for the coin guy
     
  6. wmichael

    wmichael Active Member

    As for coins from other than coin shows, I bet I've gotten over 100 ancients from gun shows. At very low prices I will add.
     
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  7. desertgem

    desertgem Senior Errer Collecktor Supporter

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  8. randygeki

    randygeki Coin Collector

    Definitely didn't think of though, thanks for the tip.
     
  9. Johndakerftw

    Johndakerftw Mr. Rogers is My Hero

    Trilobites are awesome! I'd love to get one someday.

    Erin
     
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  10. TypeCoin971793

    TypeCoin971793 Just a random guy on the internet

    Trilobites are my favorite type of fossil. I have several of them.
     
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  11. randygeki

    randygeki Coin Collector

    Post some if you can.
     
  12. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    Cool stuff!

    If you're ever on the East Coast in south GA or north FL, look me up.

    You might enjoy this fossil walk I did, less than a mile from my house.

    I do that periodically. Sometimes it's a refreshing change of pace from metal detecting.

    If I ever owned a brick-and-mortar shop, the inventory would only be about 60-70% coins, I think. I'd bill it as a "coins & curiosities" shop rather than just a coin shop. There would be mostly coins, of course, but gems, minerals, fossils, ancient artifacts, small antiques and art, old postcards, prints, and books, and just cool curiosities in general.
     
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  13. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    If ever a terrestrial critter looked like the monster in the Hollywood Alien movies...

    Wow!
     
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  14. JBGood

    JBGood Collector of coinage Supporter


    How about this one?

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  15. randygeki

    randygeki Coin Collector

    Very cool.
    You'd love my local coin shop :)

    That's awesome
     
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  16. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    What the heck IS that!?! Yikes!

    But if that's a fossil, how did all the delicate appendages survive intact? No way you could remove something like that from any matrix I'm familiar with, without breaking off legs and spines and stuff, surely?

    Cool lookin' beastie! (More than a little creepy, too, but creepy can be good...)
     
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  17. Theodosius

    Theodosius Fine Style Seeker

    Very small media blaster...
     
  18. JBGood

    JBGood Collector of coinage Supporter

    check out Fossilera. Many specimens have long thin appendages, genal-spines, etc. The photo below shows (I think) how segments are "attached". The bug came ingeniously packed to protect the spines and, of course, I broke the front right one about half way by moving it carelessly. It's still one of my favorites.




    Kettneraspis quarried at Lghaft, Morocco..jpg
     
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  19. wmichael

    wmichael Active Member

    HOW did they clean that??? I've never seen that done before!!!
     
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  20. Deacon Ray

    Deacon Ray Well-Known Member

    My dad gave me a box of these fossils that he found at a construction site many years ago.

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  21. TypeCoin971793

    TypeCoin971793 Just a random guy on the internet

    Here ya go!

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