I think a lot of them were early 1800s.
The Wikipedia article covers that, under the “Background & Preparations/Controversy” subsection. Seems there were connotations of dishonor with...
We’ve been in a similar place before. You and Sal both. Please read the introductory post before you post a contest entry. Now, are you going...
:banghead::banghead::banghead:
For whom?
Agreed.
Seems about right, if there’s luster there we can’t really see in the pics. And maybe it was dipped in the past but was deemed “market...
Another possibility is that it is a contemporary counterfeit (once plated) that was intended to pass in commerce. Again, if that’s the case, it...
PS- I fixed your images so they’d show full size instead of thumbnailed. That’s a setting you can choose yourself when posting.
I can see where it had traces of some kind of plating on it. The lettering and devices are a bit quirky. It’s certainly not a Rose Guinea or...
You can! :)
@cpm9ball, yes. Hasn’t been around since December of 2021, though.
I gather you’re in for Coin B, then. Good.
Nice CircCam!
Enjoy that book. I thought it was a crackin’ good read, personally. (For those wondering, it’s a true story about a mysterious sunken German...
Entry post for @PamR.
Who would you give this Peace dollar to? Tell us! (*LordM Giveaway #87) [IMG] Which one of these three coins would you like to own? Tell us!...
That looks exactly like the spacecraft I’d expect to see @ZoidMeister land in! Gotta love those groovy exhaust pipes! :p
(Just bumping this up above some of the closed contests)
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