On October 28, I stopped by the local library and found an old book for sale, From Red Sea to Blue Nile by a Rosita Forbes, published in 1925. I...
I haven't seen real United States gold coins on a television program before (except for documentaries). I bought a DVD with several episodes of...
The episode of the American television program "Gunsmoke" shows a large octagonal pioneer gold coin. I bought a "Lost Dutchman Mine" coin...
I received this interesting little item yesterday from Canada: [IMG] Obverse: MIRACLE SYSTEM LUCKY PIECE GUARANTEED TURF PROFITS EASY FOR...
Martian dust appears on the surface of a penny in a photo by the Mars Hand Lens Imager aboard NASA's Curiosity rover on October 2....
[IMG] United States Large Cent 1848 :)
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I am not making this up: The christening of Prince William and Kate's firstborn, Prince George, will be marked with a set of commemorative...
In 1898 the Portuguese said that they did in 1498: [IMG] Portugal 1000 Reis 1898 400th Anniversary of the Discovery of India Silver, 37mm,...
I visited the Santa Clara, California coin show on Friday, September 6. Santa Clara is located about 50 miles south of San Francisco. I had been...
This is from the Snopes Urban Legend website: Coins left on military tombstones denote visits from living soldiers. While visiting some...
From ABC News: Theft of 840K Coins Sends NY Meter-Man to Prison A former Buffalo, N.Y., parking meter mechanic has been sentenced to 2 1/2...
[IMG] "Mommy, mommy, we finally made it onto a coin!" [IMG] United States Dollar Coin 2013 - Wild Turkey, Wolf, Turtle :)
I finally got around to watching this film, which involves a modern-day treasure hunt in Africa for an 1865 Confederate battleship. The treasure...
Eric Shipton was a British mountaineer in the 1930's. In 1934 he and a partner, H. W. Tilman, three Sherpas, and some porters went to find a way...
Buy the coin and get the story. [IMG] Portugal Peca 5600 Reis 1750-R (Rio de Janiero mint) Size: 32mm Weight: 14.30gm (approx) Gold: 0.4215oz...
When I was a kid in the 1960's, I would sometimes order world coins by mail. Among them were coins from a place called "Reunion", which I had...
These started appearing on Ebay's "My Ebay" page around 3:00pm PST today (June 27, 2013). Ebay technical discussion board:...
This old story has been re-discovered by NBC News national: ---------------------------------------- A wooden fishing dhow lies near the...
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