The top edge of the coin looks a little damaged. Possibly someone began to file it down to the size of a dime to fool a vending machine but gave...
A previous post on Coins of Greenland: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/greenland.344606 :)
Benicia is a small town near San Francisco California. It was the home of an Army base during the California Gold Rush and was briefly the state...
When I was starting into coins in 1964 I managed to acquire this set of three Portuguese coins dated 1960 and commemorating someone named Prince...
There was the famous ex-marine who was convicted of "coin mutilation" in the 1960's. He was shaving pennies to the size of dimes and using them in...
I once found a penny in a Coinstar reject bin that had been filed down to the size of a dime. It was not a "magician's coin" but was probably...
Was alcohol involved? :)
These regular issue coins from the Solomon Islands look interesting: [IMG] 1. Solomon Islands 1 Cent 2010 - Traditional native food bowl Brass,...
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Keep it or sell it? Deciding what to do with the family silver From the San Jose Mercury News, July 7, 2022: There's no right and wrong here,...
American ingenuity at it's best for over 100 years. [IMG] Egyptian Magic Coin, manufactured in the early 1900's, colors added by hand. :)
Welcome to the club and nice coin! [IMG] Roman Empire - Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161) - Aureus Gold, 19.5 mm 7.26 gm Obverse: Laureate head right...
These quarter-size brass angel tokens are sent out with religious group fund-raising mailers asking for donations. They are very common. :)
Have you seen the little piggies playing in the dirt? [IMG] Gus' Good Foods Restaurant Chicago Advertising Token - Pig Front and Rear Brass,...
This coin is my first Coinstar foreign coin find in some time. [IMG] Jamaica One Dollar 1996 Nickel-steel, 18.0 mm, 2.90 gm Some time ago the...
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