Thanks Clinker..I love the trivia posts and I'm sure the rest of us do too.I read EVERY one..Thanks!
Mali, Very nice coin.It is ,of course from the Kingdom of Napoleon,Italy and is listed in the Krause catalog under Italian States KM#10.4.The...
It occured to me that some of you might never have seen one of these tiny things in person.The first time I held one,I wondered how they could...
lenit, here is a page that has three photos of similar,authentic Annas so you can compare for yourself....
Mali, Welcome to the forum! Someone else had one of these and posted the following thread recently. http://www.cointalk.org/showthread.php?t=18007...
I'm sure you already know this but that is George Washington next to him.He thought of Lafayette as another son. Here is the original coin yours...
Thanks pal, I think you're right because there is no wear on the coin.Here's my new super cool toy. Say hello to my leeetle friend.:goofer:
Speedy, While you're at it,can you fix mine?...(1882 cent,not 1892):smile http://www.cointalk.org/showthread.php?t=18067
It's payback for the 1882-H Canadian cent..remember?..LOL..just kiddin' ya! Very nice pics BTW.
LOL....I was trying to tell you that those are Swiss francs,not French.
They'd even be nice if they were Swiss!:rolleyes:
Mag, I love those little guys.I have two,one (1851) OK condition and the other one (1852) is about like yours on the obverse.These were the only 2...
EVER SO CLOSE Bone! I got a spiffy new rimless magnifying glass today as well and decided to experiment with it and my camera.After many futile...
I'm jumping on the "it's real" bandwagon.Sign your own name two or three times and you'll see major inconsistencies in each one.I'm one of those...
You guys are good.Speedy wins the day though.It was graded the same as his Dad's but I don't think one of the top three slabbers would have given...
I bought this today,just for fun.It is slabbed by ICG,not among the top 3 TPG's but certainly in the top 6 and fairly respectable from all I've...
Fake for sure..sorry Izik. Here's what a real one should look like.
If this is your coin,they're selling them for about $10 on ebay but it isn't technically a coin,it's a commemorative medal....
Thanks Drusus...I love the history connected to coins,especially ancients.:) Is this the reason that a lot of coins of Geta show him as VERY...
Drusus...I didn't know that...sorta reminds one of "little boots" Caligula. This might be the exact coin...it was minted in 212 AD...
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