Thank you kaparthy for the recommendation of the Richard Stark book The Rare Coin Score which I just finished reading. The book was pretty good,...
Ah, the frustration of running graded slabbed coins through a coin change machine. :)
I have read few crime storys of any kind that match the true King Farouk 1933 double eagle story, possibly Dashiell Hammett's 1929 novel The...
If the king wears glasses then the coin is from Thailand. :)
All three Ebay listings are gone. :)
It looks like a copper version of a German States silver coin of Jever or Emden of 28 stuber. The reverse shield doesn't exactly match the shield...
The 1961 film "The Children's Hour" is about two women who run a small school for girls and a very nasty little girl. In one scene, a maid...
My favorite Masonic Penny is this one as I lived in Berkeley at one time: [IMG] Masonic Penny Berkeley California RAM Chapter 92 Bronze, 31mm,...
I received a real mail letter today asking me to participate in a US Mint survey run by a company called NAXION. Has anyone here received a...
The original poster's 1825 8 maravedis coin has an unusual obverse mintmark 'J' for Jubia, Spain. The Jubia mint operated from 1811 to 1869 and...
He took it with him. :)
If the king wears glasses the coin is from Thailand (Siam). :)
Susan B. Anthony is older than she looks. [IMG] Two thousand years ago she was a Queen of Egypt and had a lover named Antony. :)
I found a picture in an old art book which was a portrait of a man holding a coin. [IMG] Hans Memling, Man Holding a Roman Coin, painted around...
I use HostGator to host my website and have had no problems with the company. :)
I am surprised that Australia would make a coin commemorating rabbits as they are such a pest there. :)
From the good old days in Africa: [IMG] Sudan 20 Piastres AH 1312/12 (AD 1895) 35 mm, 20.85 gm, billon (low-grade silver), Krause World Coins...
I hope that the lunar eclipse on January 20 will not affect orders. :)
Re: Randy Abercrombie's PT Barnum post: PT Barnum would paint cents red and pass them out in communities prior to his circus coming to town. If...
[IMG] South Africa Cape Town Tramway Token Obverse: Cape Town Table Mountain / CAPETOWN TRAMWAY COS. 1/2 D (One halfpenny) Reverse: Blank...
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