That too!
That's a nice array of designs, some of which I hadn't seen before. If it weren't for so many other things to distract me, I could see myself...
Here's a breakdown of that long obverse legend, IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, which is chock full of Latin abbreviations. And here's a...
Latin. It's a Roman denarius of the emperor Trajan (98-117 AD). And a pretty nice one, too, despite the one scratch on his neck.
You've gotta hand it to Vespasian, though. He might've died of a fatal case of diarrhea, but the ol' guy still managed to go out with a measure...
That's great! I wonder what "bicycle face" was? o_O Edit: Aha! I had to look it up. That's a great little historical tidbit right there. Now...
That's interesting. Might only be 15 cents there, but it's an attention-grabber (just as they no doubt intended). That at least ensures that...
Nothing there but minor porosity from environmental damage, as mentioned. Spend it.
Hoo boy. Right after I sold a goodly portion of my small stack, of course. :rolleyes: I converted all my raw bullion coins (two K-rands and an...
Very cool lupine coins! I do not have a wolf, but always thought that Pan on this coin sorta resembles a werewolf. [IMG]
It's sure getting close...
PS- @herculad - welcome to CoinTalk. Come join my giveaway, if you're so inclined. Totally free to enter.
Well, it's plainly a 1977. Interesting how the damage moved the metal around like that, on the second 7, but yeah... that's all it is. Post-mint...
I find nothing whatsoever amazing about its condition. It looks totally ordinary to me. A bit porous from environmental damage, as mentioned.
A couple from my early 2000s PCGS Registry type set (20+ year old pics done on a flatbed scanner, back in the day). [IMG] [IMG] One that was...
Nope, not even that either, though golf is a big thing down here (and the resort company I work for caters mostly to golfers). I've played...
As if I owned an iron? LOL
BTW, I apologize if the creases in the folded letter make it a bit difficult to read in the photos. I should’ve tried to flatten ‘em out a little...
I confess I only just now got around to reading the QM’s 3-page manuscript excerpt in full (I was too focused on photographing it and posting it...
Yay! Thanks for the final update. I’ll lock this thread down for posterity, now.
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