*whew*!!! Thanks for the update. :)
There was a proof French 20-centimes as well, as I recall, and… an Indian(?) copper “dump” coin whose identity is unknown to me. (19th century,...
Wow, you are SUCH a nerd. :p And I totally respect that.
There are indeed lowball collectors, though I’m not sure if that’s a thing with slick Vickies.
The Helene coin was salvaged from Buncombe County, NC, and sold to me by an Asheville dealer friend of mine. There is a writeup here. It was...
In my stash of giveaway items… [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
This is making me highly concerned after two prizes have gone missing.
Now I find myself tempted to try assembling a whole date set of the slickest-possible (yet still dateable) Young Head Vickie halfpennies and/or...
Very cool brockage! I've never owned one, as I can recall.
That's a winner! Smooth as can be, while still identifiable, and with the right part of the date readable.
@The Half Dime - did you receive it?
Nice one. I had one that was quite similarly bright like that. Maybe a little too bright, but like you said, it kind of gives one an idea of...
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I want a Red UNC of that type.
Wow, CCC! Sharp Lucius Verus! I’m envious!
Mombasa was our final port of disembarkation from the ship, but we lived in Tanzania: Moshi, and later Arusha.
Nice coin, and your Photoshop background template looks superb. PS- I visited Mombasa in 1972, when but a wee lad. Ourselves and all our worldly...
This is another important hammered gold acquisition for me. I sold some modern gold bullion to purchase it. What I lost in bullion weight I...
My one-and-only Ptolemy was a didrachm. [IMG]
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