A Portuguese Moidore: [IMG] Portugal 4000 Reis "Moidore" 1704 Gold, 29 mm, 10.71 gm, minted in Lisbon Moidores were favorite coins of pirates...
There were several parodies of the "Lincoln and Kennedy" story with differences between the men. :)
In 2018 I found an old book in a laundry room entitled My Life as an Explorer by Sven Hedin which was published in 1925. Sven Hedin was a wealthy...
One assumes that the previous owners of the coin never handled it, including King Farouk. :)
Two coins from Constantinople: [IMG] Justinian AE Follis Bronze, 30 mm, 17.98 gm, Struck: AD 527-538, Sear 158 Obverse: Justinian facing right, D...
This looks like an interesting television program: Alfred Hitchcock Presents, "Services Rendered", broadcast 1961 A man can't remember who he is,...
She was "executive advisor to the Lincoln Treasury"? :)
The coin year is Hebrew 5739 or AD 1979. :)
I have one too: [IMG] Portugal Cabo Verde Escudo 1930 :)
Both places have palm trees. :)
Two more Masonic Chapter Pennies from Massachusetts: [IMG] Masonic Chapter Penny, Newburyport, Massachusetts Bronze, 32mm, 12.53gm Obverse: KING...
The two items in the middle top and bottom are not coins but temple tokens. Temple tokens are sometimes copies of coins with parts of the legend...
I had wanted to have one of these big coins since I was a kid in 1964 when I saw one in R. S. Yeoman's book A Catalog of Modern World Coins. I...
The coin was for sale on Ebay. [IMG] Belgian Congo 2 francs 1943 Brass, 28x25 mm, 5.93 gm, Philadelphia Mint I do not mind the fingerprints....
Both the Ottoman and Samanid coins are neat and have interesting histories. I also have a Samanid multiple dirham coin. [IMG] Samanid Multiple...
I believe that the one on the right is Jodhpur Feudatory Kuchaman date CE 1863. :)
One interesting note is that on the coin Sally Ride is identified as "Dr. Sally Ride". She has a doctorate in Physics but is not a medical...
I was able to watch the film recently. Here is a screen print of the coin: [IMG] Cool Hand Luke spooned coin It does appear to be a...
By coincidence I also have an Elizabeth Sixpence dated 1561 and bought it several years ago for this reason: [IMG] England Silver Sixpence 1561...
From the Washington Post, May 2, 2021 A silver English shilling found during a dig in St. Mary’s, Md., is more proof that archaeologists have...
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