I heard that "spooning" was a common way to pass the time on board ships so I'll bet your uncle started this project on one of his tours of duty....
Jim, what you have is a coin of the emperor Elagabalus aka Antoninus Pius minted between 220 and 222 AD. The reverse inscription reads IMP...
Vroomer, Since your tag line is GIVE ME A COINAGE WITH SOME BEAUTY!" Do you think they'll use the Old or Young Eleanor Roosevelt on her coin?:whistle:
Gee,let me think,Abigail Adams,Dolley Madison,Mary Todd Lincoln,Eleanor Roosevelt,Bess Truman,Mamie Eisenhower,Lady Bird Johnson,Pat Nixon,Jackie...
I found a description but not a photo.I'm assuming these were made in silver AND copper: Medallic Art Co., New York, a 1 ounce silver medallion...
The beauty of collecting ancient coins is that even a beginner with little money can buy small Roman bronzes form the third and fourth centuries...
Haven't any of you seen "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"? Windex is the universal fix-it for everything,second only to duct tape.
schmuel...which war??
Hey Clinker, Have you noticed the drastic increase in your readership over the last couple of weeks? It reminds me of one of those new TV shows...
LOL...that's $65 per coin for Peace Dollars worth maybe $20-30 each in MS-60.:D
Spottedeagle, Here is one of the most extensive research,info,sales sites on the web about Nazi era coins. http://www.luckylukeonline.com/
At first glance,they appear to be early Greek silver coins of the earliest lumpy "incuse punched" types of about 600-500BC but they're a bit too...
What you have is an AE3 bronze coin of The emperor Licinius II (317-320 AD) Minted at Antioch or Heraclia.Even though some of the inscription is...
Ruben, That's actually quite a nice seated half.I have several in Good-Fine-ish condition and yours is nicer than any of them.In better...
Michael, Once you get that photo up,I'm sure one of our token experts like cwtokenman can identify the dies and locate one just like it for...
He got it from Daddy:smile
I know a great way to get rid of that writing and I promise it will make it invisible and will not do any further harm to the bill, First,go to...
Nice post Clinker, I did a search for photos and accidently stumbled on this:http://www.coinfacts.com/confederate_coins/1861_scott_restrike.htm An...
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