Dream on, Detecto... Who runs the site? How does he make a buck? Who keeps the scum and scam-artists at bay? How are issues (there are ALWAYS...
Good wiki, Chris...thanks.
Yep...the cord IS silk! Will not support flame; smells like burning hair; ash is a wee black ball, which powders gray between finger & thumb....
We shall see about that...should be simple enough to test conclusively. I'll go lookin' for references to the trinket. Thanks.
Thanks, Chris...very thought-provoking and attractive counsel. I've got quite a few contemporary (mid 20th C) medals/medallions and a very few...
[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH] Part of the haul this weekend was a couple pounds of stuff like this: wooden nickles, transportation tokens & elongated...
I cannot help but agree. So this is a curio, and lovely indeed...but not the 'real deal'. I have some small disappointment, but it's...
Thanks! That was very informative, if brief.
The fellow's name is Jim Nolan; his Lady is Judy Schwenk. I spent over a Grand with him and got pounds more stuff, much of it exonumia (more pics...
Elegant Flea, held F&S of the 1st weekend in April at the Grange (McCleay Hall), Sequim. The vendor with all the goodies is from Anacortes so I...
What (for the moderators) constitutes 'enough' activity? It seems a simple enough request, and couldn't take much to set-up. I'll confine MY...
Is this THE 1909 Lincoln VDB? The same where if you had one from Frisco you could retire (1909 S-VDB)? I guess it's time for me to inform myself...
Sequim (say Skwim) Washington. Elegant Flea; 1st weekend in April, F & S. The vendor, however, is from Anacortes, WA.
Yep, must be so. I wonder if there was/is any formal link?
STUNNING! This acquisition may prove to have started a costly chase. Chaplain was obviously a Master. I'll be looking for a book. Thanks!
Funny listing...a smaller, lighter medal, without lanyard eye, and rim-marked Argent...but the seller says it's bronze. BTW, it got NO bids at...
Very Good! Thank you sincerely...
Fascinating! The man helped found Art Nouveau...I'm thrilled to have this piece of history. Thanks!
Thanks, Paddy...
Thank you! Interesting that mine is lighter by a little over 12gm; that's nearly 20%...
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