Photography and dots Some terrific photography on those tokens Larry! When I first noticed the Bayly's "spot" posting, I thought perhaps one...
Puzzled I'm still on my first coffee but couldn't help be puzzled by a couple of HiHo's tokens. From the earlier images of Middlesex 414, I...
Thanks for the input!
I have an old ticket for this denarius that says Trajan 98-118AD denarius Laur. Head Rt. Genius stgl l. C.400; RIC-190a Any notion of its...
Pidcocks If you like the images on these tokens as I do, but are afraid of breaking the bank, you might put together a group of halfpenny or...
1818 Temple token? Here's one that came up on Ebay some months ago, but appeared to be in poor condition. Thought it would be neat too have a...
Roughly 40 years ago my dad and I came across two coins from 1934 in the change drawer at our dry cleaners that just didn't seem right. The cent...
Denarius of Trajan Very Nice! I stopped at the Tucson International Show last weekend with the hopes of finding a nice example with a different...
Tall ships I bought one of the Tall Ships coins from the Canadian mint (hologram of lightning in the sky!) To non-collectors it's a whole lot...
Staples Mylar and airties-no vinyl, no staples.
Conder-Middlesex Heslop's 336 [IMG]
Man, do I have this backwards! I've been searching for coins that knock my socks off and THEN factoring rarity into what I'm willing to pay!...
Middlesex 400 Fish, you do know this is a halfpenny not a half cent right?! :) There are a wide variety of Conder token designs available in...
Rarity vs condition While it's terrific to find a coin with great rarity AND condition, I generally lean towards a beautiful example of the type...
Better with age [IMG]
According to Bell... "Nemo Me Impure Lacesset * (No one shall hurt me with impunity) appears on many silver, billon and copper Scottish coins...
Counterfeit, specious, muled, etc. This thread reminded me of an entry in one of R. C Bell's books. When referring to the token below, Bell wrote...
Middlesex 290 .......
The Arms of Coventry ...include a working elephant! [IMG]
Heritage Seller's Fee The standard Heritage contract I received for the Long Beach auctions had a 5% Seller's fee as well.
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