"It is a little unclear whether the guy who paid the ditch diggers to follow his directions building the toilet was the property owner. If so,...
The reverse on the 2nd ugly coin is quite nice. The closest I have to a one of a kind is a 1 of 14 known Abbasid fals.
Also a photo of the edge would be helpful.
What's the "hornet's nest?"
Interesting, I liked the article, especially the old photos.
In India, any antiquities over 100 years old which come out of the ground are the property of the state. This situation happens all the time over...
Nice find!
i agree
Not bad for a buck!
Do you have any photos? That would make identification much easier.
Quite nice! Loved the write up.
What does the 1DO-002 refer to? Is it a catalog number? I don't collect US coins so some of the abbreviations are lost on me, but I'm curious to know.
looks like someone went at that thing with an ice pick.
^^^ I agree :watching:
I don't know off hand, but if you e-mail Dave Fanning at Kolbe and Fanning he would probably know. Here's his contact page, he's pretty good...
Nice coin!
$2 is fine. I just found a 5 yen for $1.50 at a local coin show.
Sheesh, and I thought a closed head two dot tong or a protruding head boo was getting down to the nitti gritti, guess not!
eeew. It is an ugly one.
If you want to get into Ancients, the Ancient Coin Collecting series by Wayne Sayles is good.
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