I think people have been holing coins ever since they were invented.I have one from ancient Naples with a perfect little hole in it. I like to...
Welcome to the dark dark side ranchhand.My first English Hammered was Henry VIII,Liz's daddy and then I got one of hers.Now I have several...
AdamL, The earlier brass cents were a LOT thicker..it's normal.Here's MY 1860 next to a modern cent.
Thanks Bruce but I was going strictly by the color.I really don't know the difference but if Doug sees indications of PVC..I can't argue.Is there...
Cool! I did find out about the Manila mint but not all of the deatails on exactly what was made and when. THANKS!
A little visual.....
Just Carl, Here is a photo of the reverse of the first page in my album that shows what you're talking about.The second page is not nearly as...
I guess they had some real fans after all.Here is a thread on a Topix.net forum from right after they pulled Coin Vault in May....
Thanks Clinker. Personally,I think Joel's Coins is one of the most fun coin sites to visit.You can find unusual stuff that nobody else has,at...
Just search you friendly local Coin Forum under "verdigris" and you'll see several threads on the subject.IMHO this is the best one....
I don't know about your cable companies in Oklahoma but you can check the local listing of channels in your TV guide.Here in Virginia,it's channel...
I think I've found the answer on Coinsite:Second paragraph (Krasnaya is correct) http://www.coinsite.com/content/faq/Philippines.asp
I can tell you where it's supposed to be,right under the date,so I'm not sure what it means if there isn't one.Can you see anything using a...
Way to go Steven! It's a fun series to collect and not overly expensive...YET! Except for that pesky '16D. I completed my set about 6 months ago...
While I'm waiting......here's some spelling trivia,something that we all,myself included,have got wrong on this thread.There is only ONE "L" ,but...
Thought you might be interested in this photo taken at the ANA Show in Denver last August.It is a display of the 10 recently "discovered" Double...
Sounds like a merchant's counterstamp coin.There were a zillion companies that had the name Excelsior at this time..sort of like Acme so it could...
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