"My tail's for sale. Half-a-crown will lay me down!" The line is from Kathleen Winsor's infamous 1944 historical novel "Forever Amber", which...
The emperor on the Roman coin looks like Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161). :)
Indiana Jones' signature would be worth more. [IMG] :)
This story has been reported on major news services, along with coin-oriented ones. I hate to say it but this item sounds like a modern token,...
The second one is a Mexican token of some kind. The third one is from our old friend, the Aladdin's Castle video game arcade. :)
I have one of these also. [IMG] It is an American arcade token. Aladdin's Castle Arcade (Brass 21mm) Cartoon figure wearing turban...
I bought this replica/copy of a Mormon $20 gold coin in 2007 on Ebay. [IMG] It is not marked "COPY" anywhere. I looked on Google for...
Did Al Capone buy his safe from these guys? :)
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Here is one of the Edward VIII fantasy coins: [IMG] Southern Rhodesia Fantasy Edward VIII Crown from the "Spink Patina Collection", made...
The OP might want to check the actual facts of the Weiss CNG case. :)
Martinez man admits to embezzling rare coins from Colorado museum WILMINGTON, Del. Federal prosecutors say a California man has pleaded...
A metallurgy laboratory might be able to tell the silver percent, but not without damaging the coin. [IMG] Ethiopia 50 cents EE 1936 (1944) :)
In 2004 my mother and I found 107 Eisenhower dollars that my grandmother had saved. They were very worn and circulated, and no doubt had...
[IMG] Jennifer Jones says: I'm wearing my Egyptian Magic Coin and I feel BAD today. From "Duel in the Sun" (1946) :)
The Egyptian Magic Coin is back! I have seen versions of this item for years on Internet coin and metal detecting boards, on Ebay, at coin...
As usual with these high-price coin auctions, the "winner" was the "anonymous buyer". :)
It is probably play money of some kind. :)
Does it look like either of these? [IMG] Germany Hamburg Silver 1 Schilling 1763 (18mm 0.97gm) [IMG] Germany Hamburg Silver 4 Schillings...
Authorities say that the simplest explanation is the most persuasive one. "The obvious answer is that the crooks were idiots". Lots of them...
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