One doesn't see this every day, an Italian coin embedded in a piece of volcanic lava. These items have been manufactured by Italian entrepreneurs...
St. George and St. Michael! I'm glad that France is well-covered with it's dragon problem. :)
I have one of Louis XI's generic ecus also: [IMG] France Louis XI Ecu d'or Gold, 27 mm, 3.34 gm, Perpignan Mint Obverse: Shield with three...
A ducat from old Venice: [IMG] Venice Ducat Doge Pasquale Cicogna 1585-1595 Gold, 20 mm, 3.50 gm Obverse: Left Saint Mark, standing and facing...
Another one with the same error! [IMG] Prosperity Lucky Ship 1932 Good Luck Coin - Second one Apparently many were made with this error. These...
A French Euro cent dated 2014. :)
My two nephews are 10 and 7 years old and my niece is 4. I gave them each five silver dollars, 2 Morgans 1921 and 3 Peace 1922, all no mintmark....
It looks like the mintmark 'S' on these two is almost centered: [IMG] United States $20 1864-S [IMG] United States $20 1876-S :)
Coin 1 is a Safavid dynasty Tahmasp II Silver abbasi dated AH 1143 Here's another one for sale:...
Cuban Pete with the Coinstar beat: [IMG] Cuba 25 centavos 2018 Nickel-steel, 23 mm, 5.65 gm :)
A good day at the local Coinstar machine, 14 modern US dimes, two US nickels, a US quarter, three small modern foreign coins, Australia 5 cents...
It's nice to see an old friend re-appear. The Egyptian item is an Egyptian Magic Coin. They are officially tokens, sometimes described as "good...
I had a lot of fun figuring out the Persian inscriptions on the Persia Toman of Fath-Ali Shah when I was fooling around with Islamic and Arabic...
The Texas Centennial half dollar was issued to commemorate the centennial of Texas independence from Mexico in 1836. The coins were issued for...
From The Associated Press: Four men have been charged over the theft of an 18-carat gold toilet from Blenheim Palace, the sprawling English...
Another Life Magazine advertisement with a numismatic theme from 1955: [IMG] Life Magazine February 7, 1955 - Advertisement for Mars Milky Way...
Coins on Television: Perry Mason [IMG] Perry Mason - The Case of the Sad Sicilian (1965) :)
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