There have been similar cases involving NASA "moon rocks" and the US government has won all of them. The US government is currently suing one...
Can anyone read the inscription on this coin? [IMG] Portugal Ceitil Alphonso V 1438-1481 (Alfonso V) Very thin copper coin 20mm, 1.70gm A...
The Langbord-Swift case again. :)
Here's one of my favorites: [IMG] Antoninus Pius Aureus - Standing with globe Obverse: Laureate head right ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P IMP II...
Persia or Iran 50 Dinars. The date to me looks like AH 1322 which would be AD 1944. My catalog says that some were copper and some were bronze....
Here's mine from '49 (1849) [IMG] France 5 Francs 1849-A (Paris) :)
Ethiopia 5 Cents EE 1936 (AD 1944) The man is Haile Selassie. :)
maridvnvm, thank you for the correction about the Rome mintmark officina being an 'S'. I did not catch it, either. I corrected my website...
Coins with facing portraits do not wear well. The Byzantine Empire tried it over 1000 years ago. I have a Justinian coin that has worn so that...
A picture of the item would help. :)
Is there any way to handle a deal like this without losing money? Yes Walk away from it. It smells real bad. A real gold stater is worth...
Received these two recently. Probus was the Roman Emperor from AD 276 to 282. [IMG] Probus AE Antoninianus - Romae Aeternae Radiate,...
Nice medal! It is easy to see where the artist got his inspiration: [IMG] Lysimachus Tetradrachm - Amphipolis, Thrace Head of Alexander...
Nice coin! The only Mexican gold coins I have are bullion restrikes. :)
The 'D' is at about 4 o'clock on the reverse. The coin was made at the US Denver Mint. :)
Sounds like a National Rifle Association political token. A picture would be interesting. :)
This one arrived recently, Julius Caesar liked elephants: [IMG] Julius Caesar Denarius - Elephant Obverse: Elephant right trampling on...
I have one of the Andorra Capercaillie coins, a Capercaillie is not a turkey. [IMG] Andorra 5 Centims 2002 Gall Fer (Capercaillie Grouse) :)
When I saw the title "Another Kennedy", I thought that another member of the Kennedy family had been placed on a US coin (3 so far). :)
Alexander the Great died in Babylon on June 10, 323 BC. [IMG] Alexander Tetradrachm - Issued by Lysimachus at Amphipolis, Thrace Head of...
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