The problem with silver coins in slot machines is the same as with vending machines.They don't work.These machines check the electronic signature...
Happy birthday big guy! I was going to get you a date with Shawna for your birthday but after she read what you had to say about her,there wasn't...
Yep...the Lydian Lion.Here is a good article on the first coin. http://rg.ancients.info/lion/article.html gotta get me one some day.
Thanks Bone, You'll get a kick out of this.Julia Mamaea,daughter of Severus Alexander,borrowed the eagle/dolphin design for the reverse of one of...
I've been trying to hook one of these for a long time but could never afford one but today,I bit the bullet when I came across this one in a store...
I bought most of mine from here: http://www.joelscoins.com/wwii.htm This is a fascinating site as well if you take the time to look at all of the...
Thanks Aiden, I thought my 50 pfennig HAD little mini swastikas on it but after taking a closer look,they are just square dots on either side of...
Ancient Trivia Did you know that the emperors Trajan,Hadrian and Marcus aurelius were all born in Hispania,modern day Spain and Portugal?...
Speedy, I was curious about your question so I went to the PCGS website and it looks like there were only 2 proof coins made that year,the cent...
I like that one too Tbirde...:kewl:
Those are really interesting.It makes me wonder if the concept of putting images taken from nature is from the earliest Indian coins.You may...
RichieB, Fortunately,it's relatively easy and quite inexpensive to assemble a complete type set of these.I think I'm only missing the 10 pfennig...
Remember that play "Waiting For Godot"? I'm re-naming this thread "Waiting For Roy"
DeOrc,do you know who the reclining figure is on the reverse? Looks a bit like Hispania.
Very nice coins Cucumbor!!! The Decentius probably IS from Lyons because on Wildwinds,the only coins shown that have SV above the mintmark are...
Or this::smile http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Frederick%2C_Elector_of_Saxony and this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_IV,_Duke_of_Saxony...
Moen, Maybe Chris from Belgium can take a peek over the fence and see what's up in there. Back on the topic,the media doesn't help either.As I was...
Hadrian was one of the first Roman emperors I got coins from.It was also my first silver denarius and next to my Tiberius,the costliest.Can we see...
I got a 1932 1 peso coin from my coin shop today for $7.50.I started wondering what the melt value of it would be.Not necessarily the spot price...
I brought yet another Emperor into the fold today.His name was Magnentius and I had never heard of him before.Apparently he was born in France...
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