That's a great looking coin! I snagged a cut penny of Alexander II this summer for the princely sum of $6. Not nearly as nice as yours though....
Nice one :) I have yet to see a quartermaster quarter in the flesh (metal?).
You are sadly all alone in the middle of nowhere in Australia when it comes to the mail service. My fingers are crossed for you.
Been there my friend. Last year my gift never arrived :( I hope you have better luck this year than I did last year.
How about you post a picture of such an amazing find?
If I (And kids) can do it, you can too :)
They usually come in "Cherrywood boxes".
IDK about you all....but I have my SS package sitting on the front table and it is driving me nuts. I just want to tear into it. [IMG] But no...I...
They are plated by a 3rd party...think HSN...and then sold at a premium to people who don't know any better. "Genuine Silver Plated...
Womp Womp. Hate it when that happens. I have probably half a roll of those coins from my searches.
That's a nice one @Collecting Nut I picked up one earlier this year that was your coin's predecessor, though not as nice as yours:...
Always nice to find a wheatie. I've been looking for a 1956D RPM for ages. One day I will find one in a box.
Love it! My George V could've been in the pocket of someone working at the mint when yours was struck :) 1915S Australia Sovereign [ATTACH]
Great top 10! I love that camel!
@philologus_1 brought up a good one - good friends. I've met so many amazing people in the ancients forums here on CT.
I mean, I guess anything is possible. I have a hard time believing that someone would put an 09S VDB into the wild. Considering how small the...
I've had frog legs before. Is cannibalism bad if it's super tasty?
I wonder how this one escaped the ravages of time and circulation. Being mixed in with random coins makes me think it wasn't a collection dump.
These obscure Late Roman emperor's coins are interesting. With a few exceptions, they would be indistinguishable from their legitimate...
I have learned quite a bit of Latin and Greek (ancient) as well! I am a linguist by trade and have always enjoyed languages. Never did it occur to...
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