I can't explain why but by the numerous antique pieces I've observed over many years, I don't believe ormolu gilted items wore nearly as well as...
A modern electroplater would use nickel plating prior to gold plating in order to save on gold. The nickel layer enables a more consistent...
Not only do I remember what was a dealer aftermarket add-on, my first auto when I got married was a brand new 1971 Buick Opel 1900 Wagon to which...
A point of clarification please, @Nyatii. If your antique pop-coin watch fob has not been plated or gilted, is the apparent gold or brass-like...
Reviewing old postings a year-and-a-half later, I'll throw out another use of the Garter and its famous/infamous motto HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE....
Just what I said, Fred… his friend tried to pick his nose and left a bloody awful contact mark. Lol. Sam_I_am Smith, …son of Sidney
Y'all know the oft quoted lines about how… You can pick your nose, And you can pick your friends, But you can't...
Although you folks are addressing this question from the perspective of ancients, I would add that some more "modern" coins can & do appear so...
She got it …humidity = sticky = muggy… Y'all got mugged by our humidity! Welcome to South Florida. lol…
How about an upgrade in our terminology, folks? If I recall correctly, isn't that dude as you call him more specifically wearing a phrygian cap?...
Believe it or don't, my first FUN Shows were back in the late-50s & early-60s in downtown Miami where my Dad had a table. I haven't been in years...
You're forgiven …undoubtedly an error made in the interest of speed that day. BTW, love your avatar kitty-cat's face! Sam_I_am
All I know is that in the early 1960s my father's store was located in the 2500 block of Biscayne Boulevard north of downtown Miami. Next store...
I realize it's darned near a year later, but may I inquire as to what you finally did with your questionable ¿… 1755 Russian Catherine...
I can't believe y'all let @spirityoda slip by with that misattribution of the upper left coin. If one cannot simply read Bahamas on its obverse...
A dubious find. A Spanish Doubloon / 8•Escudos / Onza was approx. 27grams. A "sea salvaged" find is hardly synonymous with a "pirate" coin....
I don't understand your complaint or whatever you wish to call it. What do want …a photo of my "holey Ike $"? Verification of the front page...
I used to carry in my pocket an Ike $1 that had been holed & used as a oversized washer during Hurricane Andrew in '92. For fun I'd ask folks if...
Does anybody out there have what I call a MOBY DICK 8•Escudos to show? It sure would fit nicely amongst this display of early Latin American...
In reviewing numerous past CoinTalk e-mails for which I hadn't had time, I opened this thread expecting to see a discussion of Large Size U.S....
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