The Cholas I'd heard of... barely. Only very barely. Kulottunga, never. My knowledge of ancient civilizations has a heavy Western bias,...
Oh- I did once own one of those gigantic Justinian I folles. It had a hole at the top. I paid 20 bucks for it at the FUN show, and put it on my...
Just a few from my past giveaways: [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] And a couple from my current giveaway inventory... [IMG] [IMG]
From my US collection (if you count Liberty's coronet as a "crown", which it kind of is): [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
From my World collection (1601-present): [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
From my Ancient & Medieval collection (to 1600 AD): [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Great to hear from you, @Mountain Man ! Hope you've been warm and cozy up there. I too got the recent Quarter Master mailing, also with a...
Let's have another quick review of the previous rounds for which we're still lacking information. So far none of the prizes I've shipped have...
While I don't know much about Byzantine coins, I've always admired those huge bronze folles. They're quite impressive. That one has nice patina,...
Note that I changed the drawing timetable from "2-4 days" to "the next day or two", as we're speeding up the rounds a little bit, in the interest...
LET ROUND 9 BEGIN! [ATTACH] @Randy Abercrombie gave to thee... A lustrous, high grade white 1957-D silver Franklin half dollar. [ATTACH]...
Hang on a sec while I polish this off. I was starving. [ATTACH] But y’all don’t care about my overnight “lunch”, I reckon. You wanna see the...
It's comin', after I finish the food they brought me for "lunch", which for a hotel night auditor means 2-4-ish AM. (It was Taco Tuesday- my...
7 days to Christmas, and we've got four rounds left to do after this one. So... TIME FOR THE ROUND 8 DRAWING! [ATTACH] Our lucky number was......
Awesome! Thanks for letting me know. Thought you might enjoy those vintage US stamps.
Here’s a 13th century silver dirham I had, which has sun, moon, and a star on it. This coin might have remained in my (certified) collection,...
The older I get, the more family and friends have gone on to the other side. Including my mother. I hold them all in my head and heart, and...
December 18th is very nearly upon us (at least in the Eastern US), so that means a week ‘til Christmas. Given the planned 2-4 days between...
Out of seven rounds so far in this contest, five have been won by proxy (in other words, by people who nominated someone else to win a prize). If...
You should go to Vegas, or pick some lottery numbers! ;) I just think it’s hilarious (and cool) that you’ve now won for three other people in...
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